Noun: vermifuge 'vur-mi,fyooj
- A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
"The child was given a vermifuge to expel the roundworms";
- anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
Derived forms: vermifuges
Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Encyclopedia: Vermifuge