anthelmintic
English
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From ant- + helminth + -ic; for some speakers, the prefix's t- and helminth's initial h- have become /θ/ while the final th of helminth has become t by dissimilation.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: an‧thel‧min‧tic
- (General American) IPA(key): /ænt.hɛlˈmɪntɪk/, /ænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/
- Hyphenation: ant‧hel‧min‧tic or Hyphenation: an‧thel‧min‧tic
Adjective
[edit]anthelmintic (comparative more anthelmintic, superlative most anthelmintic)
- (pharmacology) Destructive to parasitic worms.
- Research is progressing well on finding native plants with anthelmintic properties.
- 1911, “Ankylostomiasis”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:
- The parasites thrive in an environment of dirt, and the main lines of precaution are those dictated by sanitary science. Malefern, santonine, thymol and other anthelmintic remedies are prescribed.
- 1918, American Society for Microbiology, Society of American Bacteriologists, Abstracts of Bacteriology, volume 2, page 262:
- However, the lighter boiling constituents of tne oil are much less irritating and at the same time they are apparently more anthelmintic than the heavier fraction.
- 1919, Experiment Station Record, volume 39, page 586:
- Our experiments indicate that this constituent is anthelmintic and also a gastrointestinal irritant, while the lighter portion of the oil is apparently even more anthelmintic and much less irritating.
Derived terms
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[edit]destructive to parasitic intestinal worms
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Noun
[edit]anthelmintic (plural anthelmintics)
- (medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
- Synonym: helminthic
- 1911, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Pomegranate:
- The bark of the root is likewise valued as an anthelmintic in cases of tape-worm.
- 2010, Graham R. Duncanson, Veterinary Treatment for Working Equines[1], page 42:
- Rather than give a long list of the anthelmintics available, I will describe the helminths that cause problems and then suggest methods of control.
Translations
[edit]drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms
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See also
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anthelmintic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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