helminthic, a. and n.
(hɛlˈmɪnθɪk)
[f. Gr. ἑλµινθ- helminth + -ic.]
A. adj. Pertaining to a helminth or intestinal worm.
| 1755 Johnson, Helminthick, relating to worms. 1822–34 Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) I. 278 An hepatic disease, which gradually changed to violent helminthic symptoms in the stomach. |
B. n. = helminthagogue n.
| 1704 in J. Harris Lex. Techn. 1706 in Phillips. |