taeniafuge

or te·ni·a·fuge

[ tee-nee-uh-fyooj ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. an agent or medicine for expelling tapeworms from the body.

Origin of taeniafuge

1
First recorded in 1855–60; taenia + -fuge

Words Nearby taeniafuge

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British Dictionary definitions for taeniafuge

taeniafuge

US teniafuge

/ (ˈtiːnɪəˌfjuːdʒ) /


noun
  1. a substance, esp a drug, that expels tapeworms from the body of their host

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