Deworming

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.

    "The vet recommended regular dewormings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of deworm form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"Graham Medley is a professor of Infectious Disease Modelling at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He noted that deworming is effective at stopping the disease from spreading, but it does not end the health threat."

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