deworm

[dee-wurm]

verb (used with object)

1. worm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deworm¹

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + worm

Example Sentences

Based on her paper's results, local wildlife managers have decided to deworm camels in the study area to protect animals such as giraffes, whose numbers are declining.

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In the end, many people felt more comfortable swallowing an unproven drug used to deworm horses or taking their chance with a deadly virus than getting a vaccine that had been shown to protect the vast majority of people against severe disease and death.

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On Thursday, she complained that she could not get a doctor to prescribe her ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasites in humans and deworm livestock.

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Now there is ivermectin, which is more commonly used to deworm horses and other large animals, but with a human-strength prescription for parasites and some skin conditions.

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“It’s stressful to think about. What if I can’t deworm my horses?”

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