1. Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
   "The doctor prescribed a helminthic medication to treat the infection";
   - anthelmintic, anthelminthic, parasiticidal

1. A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
   "The child was given a helminthic to expel the roundworms";
   - vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic

Derived forms: helminthics

See also: healthful

Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Helminthic