vermifuge /ver·mi·fuge/ (ver´mĭ-fūj) anthelmintic (2).vermifu´gal
vermifuge
ver·mi·fuge (vûr m -fy j )n. See anthelmintic. |
vermifuge
[vərmifyo̅o̅j′]
Etymology: L, vermis + fugare, to chase away
an agent that causes the evacuation of intestinal parasitic worms.
vermifuge
any agent that expels the worms or intestinal animal parasites; an anthelmintic.
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