English new terms dictionary. 2014.
anthelmintic — 1. An agent that destroys or expels intestinal worms. SYN: anthelminthic, antihelminthic, helminthagogue, helminthic (2), helmintic (2), vermifuge. 2. Having the power to destroy or expel intestinal worms. SYN … Medical dictionary
anthelmintic — [ant΄hel min′tik, an΄thelmin′ik] adj. [ ANT(I) + Gr helmins (gen. helminthos), worm + IC] killing or ejecting intestinal worms n. an anthelmintic medicine … English World dictionary
anthelmintic — /ant hel min tik, an thel /, Pharm. adj. 1. of or pertaining to a substance capable of destroying or eliminating parasitic worms, esp. human intestinal helminths. n. 2. any such substance. [1675 85; ANT + HELMINT(H)IC] * * * ▪ drug any drug … Universalium
Anthelmintic — Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) from the body, by either stunning or killing them. They may also be called vermifuges (stunning) or vermicides (killing).Pharmaceutical classesExamples of… … Wikipedia
Ethnoveterinary medicine — (EVM) considers that traditional practices of veterinary medicine are legitimate and seeks to validate them (Köhler Rollefson and Bräunig, 1998). Many non Western traditions of veterinary medicine exist, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine in … Wikipedia
dichlorvos — An anthelmintic in veterinary and human medicine. SYN: dichlorovos. * * * di·chlor·vos ( )dī klō(ə)r .väs, klȯ(ə)r , vəs n an organophosphorus insecticide and anthelmintic C4H7Cl2O4P used esp. in veterinary medicine called also DDVP * * *… … Medical dictionary
piperazine — Its former use in gout was based upon its property of dissolving uric acid in vitro, but it is ineffective in increasing uric acid excretion; its compounds are now used as anthelmintics in oxyuriasis and ascariasis. SYN: diethylenediamine. p.… … Medical dictionary
praziquantel — A pyrazinoisoquinoline derivative; a synthetic heterocyclic broad spectrum anthelmintic agent effective against all schistosome species parasitic of humans as well as most other trematodes and adult cestodes. * * * praz·i·quan·tel .praz i kwän… … Medical dictionary
vermifuge — SYN: anthelmintic (1). [vermi + L. fugo, to chase away] * * * ver·mi·fuge vər mə .fyüj n a vermifugal agent: ANTHELMINTIC * * * n. any drug or chemical agent used to expel worms from the intestine. See also anthelmintic. * * * ver·mi·fuge… … Medical dictionary
oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal … Medical dictionary
