anthelmintic

Relating to or used for the treatment of parasitic worm infections in the body.

• 🇩🇪Gegen parasitäre Wurminfektionen im Körper wirkend oder zu deren Behandlung verwendet.

1. Expelling parasitic worms C2 formal medical

   Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms from the body.

   • The veterinarian prescribed an anthelmintic treatment for the infected dog.
   • Certain plants have natural anthelmintic properties.
   • The anthelmintic drug was effective against roundworms.

   🇩🇪Anthelminthikum

   Synonyme: vermifuge

• more anthelmintic comparative form
• most anthelmintic superlative form

A noun referring to a type of medication used to expel or destroy parasitic intestinal worms.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Arzneimittel bezeichnet, das zur Abtötung oder Ausstoßung parasitischer Eingeweidewürmer eingesetzt wird.

1. Medication for worms C2 formal medical

   A type of drug used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms in the body.

   • The veterinarian prescribed an anthelmintic for the dog's roundworm infection.
   • Many anthelmintics work by paralyzing or killing the worms.
   • Mass administration of anthelmintics helps control soil-transmitted helminths in children.

   🇩🇪Anthelminthikum

   Synonyme: anthelminthicvermifuge

• anthelmintics plural form
• anthelmintics' possessive plural form
• anthelmintic's possessive singular form