Antihelminthic

/ˌæntiˌhɛlˈmɪnθɪk/ adjective

Working against or treating parasitic worms that infect the human body or animals.

From anti- (against) + helminth (from Greek 'helmins,' meaning worm) + -ic (adjective suffix). A medical term developed to describe treatments for parasitic infections.

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