What does vermifuge mean?
Definitions for vermifuge
ˈvɜr məˌfyudʒver·mifuge
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Princeton's WordNet
vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthicnoun
a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Wiktionary
vermifugenoun
A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.
vermifugeadjective
Referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
Etymology: c 1720,, from vermis + fugo
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vermifuge
Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them and without causing significant damage to the host. They may also be called vermifuges (those that stun) or vermicides (those that kill). Anthelmintics are used to treat people who are infected by helminths, a condition called helminthiasis. These drugs are also used to treat infected animals. Pills containing anthelmintics are used in mass deworming campaigns of school-aged children in many developing countries. The drugs of choice for soil-transmitted helminths are mebendazole and albendazole; for schistosomiasis and tapeworms it is praziquantel.
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vermifuge
A vermifuge is a substance, typically a type of medication, used to expel or destroy parasitic worms inside the body, especially from the intestines.
Webster Dictionary
Vermifugenoun
a medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic
Etymology: [Cf. F. vermifuge. See Vermifugal.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vermifuge in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
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The numerical value of vermifuge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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