anthelminthic, a. and n. Med.
(ænθɪlˈmɪnθɪk)
Also erron. -mintic.
[mod. f. anth- + Gr. ἕλµινθ- (ἕλµινς) a worm + -ic.]
A. adj. Of use against intestinal worms.
| 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. x. 365 All bitter things are Anthelminthick. 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 96 The Cochin-chinese consider that plant [Ficus septica] caustic and anthelmintic. 1871 Kingsley At Last xiii, Their bitter anthelminthic oil. |
B. n. An anthelmintic medicine.
| 1706 Phillips, Anthelminticks, Medicines that destroy Worms in Humane Bodies. 1714 Fuller Pharmacopœia (ed. 2) 76 The Decoction called Sacrum..is a most noble..Anthelminthic. Ibid. 203 Give Anthelminthics..to make the Worms weak and languishing. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. 407 Turpentine is chiefly employed internally as an anthelmintic. |