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ver⋅mi⋅fuge

[vur-muh-fyooj]
–adjective
1. serving to expel worms or other animal parasites from the intestines, as a medicine.
–noun
2. a vermifuge medicine or agent.

Origin:
1690–1700; vermi- + -fuge
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ver·mi·fuge   (vûr'mə-fyōōj')   
n.  A medicine that expels intestinal worms.
adj.  Causing expulsion of intestinal worms; anthelmintic.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ver·mi·fuge
Pronunciation: 'v&r-m&-"fyüj
Function: noun
: a vermifugal agent : ANTHELMINTIC
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vermifuge ver·mi·fuge (vûr'mə-fy&oomacr;j')
n.
See anthelmintic.

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