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Vermicides vs Vermifuge - What's the difference?

vermicides | vermifuge |

As nouns the difference between vermicides and vermifuge

is that vermicides is while vermifuge is (medicine|dated) a drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.

As an adjective vermifuge is

(medicine|dated) referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.

vermicides

English

Noun

(head)

    • vermifuge

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine, dated) Referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.

    • Synonyms

    * anthelmintic.

    Derived terms

    * vermifugal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, dated) A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.

    • Synonyms

    * anthelmintic ----