helminthagogue, a. and n. Med.
(hɛlˈmɪnθəgɒg)
[f. Gr. ἑλµινθ- (see prec.) + ἀγωγός drawing forth.]
A. adj. ‘Having power to expel intestinal worms’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1886); anthelmintic.
| 1854 in Mayne Expos. Lex. |
B. n. A medicine for expelling intestinal worms.
| 1704 in J. Harris Lex. Techn. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Helminthagogues, or Helminthicks, Medicines that drive out Worms, or cause them to be voided. |
So helminthagogic (-əˈgɒdʒɪk), a. = prec. A.
| 1727 Bailey vol. II, Helminthagogick, expelling Worms. |