Anthelmintic Synonyms

ănthĕl-mĭntĭk, ănthĕl-
Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. anthelminthic
  2. helminthic
  3. parasiticidal
A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. vermifuge
  2. anthelminthic
  3. helminthic

Words Related to Anthelmintic

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ivermectin
  2. antibiotic
  3. fluoroquinolones
  4. avermectins
  5. coccidiostats
  6. levamisole
  7. vancomycin

Anthelmintic Sentence Examples

  • Galen is said to have invented hiera-picra, which he employed as an anthelmintic; it is still used in England as a domestic remedy.

  • Malefern, santonine, thymol and other anthelmintic remedies are prescribed.

  • Its chief use is as an anthelmintic to destroy the Ankylostoma duodenale.

  • The plant is poisonous, acting as a powerful local and general stimulant, diaphoretic, emmenagogue and anthelmintic; it was formerly employed both internally and externally.

  • Oil of turpentine (Oleum terebinthinae) is administered internally as an anthelmintic to kill tapeworm.

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