Vermifuge definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary VERM'IFUGE, n. [L. vermis ... capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1718 an ... n. a drug that does this. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Vermifuge Ver"mi*fuge, n. [Cf. F. vermifuge. See Vermifugal.] (Med.) A medicine or substance that expels worms ...
... white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior. Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil ... white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior. Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil ...
... white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior. Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil ... Med.) The root of Spigelia Marilandica, used as a powerful vermifuge; also, that of S. Anthelmia. See definition 2 (below). 2 ...
... plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey 2: the annual woody ... spicul[ae] are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge. [Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.]
... capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic] Merriam Webster's adjective see helminth Webster ... or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. -- n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.
... capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: anti- + Greek ... Written also anthelminthic.] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Vermifuge, helminthagogue.
... Med.) The root of Spigelia Marilandica, used as a powerful vermifuge; also, that of S. Anthelmia. See definition 2 (below). 2 ... Med.) The root of Spigelia Marilandica, used as a powerful vermifuge; also, that of S. Anthelmia. See definition 2 (below). 2 ...
... cause severe itching; also these hairs formerly used as a vermifuge Oxford Reference Dictionary var. of COWAGE. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... spicul[ae] are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge. [Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.]