Pharmacologic Substance
anthelmintic Audio
ant·hel·min·tic [ ant-hel-min-tik, an-thel- ]
Subclass of:
Antiparasitic Agents
Definitions related to anthelmintics:
  • Substance that destroys helminth parasitic worms or prevents their growth or replication; used therapeutically in the treatment of helminthiasis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Agents that kill parasitic worms. They are used therapeutically in the treatment of HELMINTHIASIS in man and animal.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (antihelminthic agent) A pharmacological agent that can kill or prevent the reproduction of parasitic helminths, including nematodes, flukes and tapeworms.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Anthelmintic, any drug that acts against infections caused by parasitic worms (helminths). Helminths can be divided into three groups: cestodes, or tapeworms; nematodes, or roundworms; and trematodes, or flukes. The helminths differ from other infectious organisms in that they have a complex body...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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