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taeniafuge

American

[tee-nee-uh-fyooj] / ˈti ni əˌfyudʒ /

Or teniafuge

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an agent or medicine for expelling tapeworms from the body.

taeniafuge British

/ ˈtiːnɪəˌfjuːdʒ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of taeniafuge

First recorded in 1855–60; taenia + -fuge

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