taenifuge

Noun

Meaning

taenifuge (plural taenifuges)

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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Related terms

taenicide taeniasis

Anagrams

teniafuge

Close letter words and terms

taenidial taenidium taeniform taeniid taeniiform taeniodont