Meaning of VERMIFUGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'vurmu`fyooj
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| | Definition: | | [n] a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms |
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| | Synonyms: | | anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic |
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| | See Also: | | Atabrine, carbon dichloride, crystal violet, ethylene tetrachloride, gentian violet, mebendazole, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, mepacrine, piperazine, quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, tetrachlorethylene, tetrachloroethylene, thiabendazole | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ver"mi*fuge\, n. [Cf. F. vermifuge. See
{Vermifugal}.] (Med.)
A medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies;
an anthelmintic.
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