teniacide

teniacide
An agent destructive to tapeworms. SYN: tenicide. [L. taenia, tapeworm, + caedo, to kill]

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te·ni·a·cide (teґne-ə-sīd″) taeniacide.

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  • Teniacide — Taeniacide T[ae] ni*a*cide , n. Also Teniacide Te ni*a*cide . [T[ae]nia + cide.] (Med.) A remedy to destroy tapeworms. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • teniacide — teniacidal, adj. /tee nee euh suyd /, n. Med. taeniacide. * * * …   Universalium

  • teniacide — adj. substance which destroys tapeworms (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • teniacide — /ˈtiniəsaɪd/ (say teeneeuhsuyd) noun US → taeniacide …  

  • teniacide — variant of taeniacide * * * teniacidal, adj. /tee nee euh suyd /, n. Med. taeniacide …   Useful english dictionary

  • Taeniacide — T[ae] ni*a*cide , n. Also Teniacide Te ni*a*cide . [T[ae]nia + cide.] (Med.) A remedy to destroy tapeworms. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Niclosamide — Systematic (IUPAC) name 5 chloro N (2 chloro 4 nitrophenyl) 2 hydroxybenzamide Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia

  • taeniacide — taeniacidal, adj. /tee nee euh suyd /, n. Pharm. an agent that destroys tapeworms. Also, teniacide. [1855 60; TAENIA + CIDE] * * * …   Universalium

  • niclosamide — noun A teniacide that is especially effective against cestodes that infect humans, also used as a piscicide …   Wiktionary

  • embelin — The active principle from the dried fruit of Embelia ribes and E. robusta (family Myrsinaceae); has been used as a teniacide …   Medical dictionary

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