Synonym for anthelmintic ... <pharmacology> An agent that is destructive to worms and used for removing internal parasitic worms in animals and humans. ... Origin: Gr. Helmins = worm ... (13 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Hel·min'thic adjective [ Confer French helminthique .] Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. -- noun A vermifuge; an anthelmintic. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/30