Taenifuge

//ˈtiːnɪfjuːd͡ʒ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A medicine to expel tapeworms from a body.

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

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anthelminticvermifuge

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

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon”) + -fuge.

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