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Anthelminthic vs Anthelmintic - What's the difference?

anthelminthic | anthelmintic |

As adjectives the difference between anthelminthic and anthelmintic

is that anthelminthic is of use against intestinal worms while anthelmintic is (medicine) destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.

As a noun anthelmintic is

(medicine) a drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.

anthelminthic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of use against intestinal worms.

    • Related terms

    * anthelminth * helminth

    anthelmintic

    English

    (wikipedia anthelmintic)

    Alternative forms

    * antihelminthic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
    • Research is progressing well on finding native plants with anthelmintic properties.
  • * 1911 , ,
    • The parasites thrive in an environment of dirt, and the main lines of precaution are those dictated by sanitary science. Malefern, santonine, thymol and other anthelmintic remedies are prescribed.
  • * 1918 , , Abstracts of Bacteriology , Volume 2, page 262,
    • However, the lighter boiling constituents of tne oil are much less irritating and at the same time they are apparently more anthelmintic than the heavier fraction.
  • * 1919 , Experiment Station Record , Volume 39, page 586,
    • Our experiments indicate that this constituent is anthelmintic' and also a gastrointestinal irritant, while the lighter portion of the oil is apparently even more ' anthelmintic and much less irritating.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
  • * 1911 , :
    • The bark of the root is likewise valued as an anthelmintic in cases of tape-worm.
  • * 2010 , Graham R. Duncanson, Veterinary Treatment for Working Equines , page 42:
    • Rather than give a long list of the anthelmintics available, I will describe the helminths that cause problems and then suggest methods of control.