English

Alternative forms

• tænifuge

Noun

taenifuge ‎(plural taenifuges)

1. A medicine to expel tapeworms from a body.
   • 1904, William H. Bain, A Text-book of Medical Practice for Practitioners and Students:

     Unless the head is driven out of the bowel it will continue to produce new segments[…]The stools passed after administration of the taenifuge should be carefully examined with a view to discover the head of the worm.

   Pumpkin seeds have been used as a taenifuge, and the component that drives the worms out may be bitter resin.‎

Related terms

• taeniasis
• taenicide

Coordinate terms

• vermifuge
• anthelmintic

Anagrams

• teniafuge