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anthelmintic definition

ant·hel·min·tic (ant′hel min′tik, an′t̸hel-)

adjective

killing or ejecting intestinal worms

Etymology: ant(i)- + Gr helmins (gen. helminthos), worm + -ic

noun

an anthelmintic medicine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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