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antiparasitic

 [an″te-, an″ti-par″ah-sit´ik]
1. destroying parasites.
2. an agent that destroys parasites.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

par·a·sit·i·cide

(par'ă-sit'i-sīd),
An agent that destroys parasites.
[parasite + L. caedo, to kill]
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parasiticide

(păr′ə-sĭt′ĭ-sīd′)
n.
An agent or preparation used to destroy parasites.
par′a·sit′i·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.
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par·a·sit·i·cide

(par'ă-sīt'i-sīd)
An agent that destroys parasites.
[parasite + L. caedo, to kill]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

parasiticide

Any agent that kills PARASITES.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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