helminthic
English
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to worms; used especially of parasitic worms.
- (medicine) Causing the expulsion of intestinal worms.
Etymology
Suffix 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
- anthelminthic English
- anthelmintic English
- antihelminth English
- endohelminth English
- geohelminth English
- helminth English
- helminthiasis English
- helminthicide English
- helminthism English
- helminthite English
- helminthoid English
- helminthology English
- helminthophobia English
- helminthosis English
- helminthotoxin English
- helminthous English
- nemathelminth English
- ἕλμινθος Ancient Greek