vermicide /ver·mi·cide/ (ver´mĭ-sīd) anthelmintic (2).
vermicide
anthelmintic [ant″hel-min´tik]
vermicide
ver·mi·cide (vûr m -s d )n. An agent used to kill parasitic intestinal worms. |
vermicide
[vur′misīd]
Etymology: L, vermis, worm, caedere, to kill
an agent that kills worms, particularly those in the intestine. Compare anthelmintic, vermifuge.
anthelmintic [ant″hel-min´tik]
1. destructive to parasitic worms; called also antihelmintic and vermifugal.
2. an agent destructive to worms; examples include piperazine and hexylresorcinol for the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides;quinacrine for tapeworms; oxytetracycline and emetine for protozoan infections such as amebic dysentery; and mebendazole for several different intestinal worms. Many anthelmintic drugs are toxic and should be given with care; the toxic effects of a specific drug should be known prior to administration and the patient observed carefully for such effects after the drug is given. Called also vermicide, and vermifuge
vermicide
an agent lethal to worms or intestinal animal parasites.
vermicide
Parasitology An agent that kills intestinal parasites
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