anthelmintic
English
/ænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/
adj
Definitions
- (pharmaceutical effect) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
Etymology
Affix from English helminth (parasitic flatworm roundworm).
Origin
English
helminth
Gloss
parasitic flatworm roundworm
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antihelminth English
- endohelminth English
- geohelminth English
- helminth English
- helminthiasis English
- helminthic English
- helminthicide English
- helminthism English
- helminthite English
- helminthoid English
- helminthology English
- helminthophobia English
- helminthosis English
- helminthotoxin English
- helminthous English
- nemathelminth English
- ἕλμινθος Ancient Greek