vermifugal

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ver·mif·u·gal (v

r-m

-g

l, vûr

-fy

adj.

Causing expulsion of parasitic intestinal worms.

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

vermifugal (ver·m

·fyōōˑ·g

l),

n a substance that is used for eradicat-ing intestinal worms. Also called
vermifuge.

vermifugal

expelling worms or intestinal animal parasites.

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