Anthelmintics

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthelmintics)

Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) from the body, by either stunning or killing them. They may also be called vermifuges (stunning) or vermicides (killing). (Wikipedia)

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This term is used for the following terms: 
Vermicides
Vermifuges

Approved Date
23-Oct-2012

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