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Webster 1913 Edition
Vermifuge
Ver′mi-fuge
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
vermifuge
. See Vermifugal
.] (Med.)
A medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vermifuge
VERM'IFUGE
,Noun.
A medicine or substance that destroys or expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic.
Definition 2024
vermifuge
vermifuge
English
Adjective
vermifuge (comparative more vermifuge, superlative most vermifuge)
- (medicine, dated) Referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
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Derived terms
Noun
vermifuge (plural vermifuges)
- (medicine, dated) A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.