Anthelmintic

Introduction: Anthelmintic

Description of Anthelmintic

Anthelmintic: a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Anthelmintic: agents destructive to helminth parasitic worms; used therapeutically in the treatment of helminthiasis.
Source: Diseases Database

Anthelmintic: substance that destroys helminth parasitic worms or prevents their growth or replication; used therapeutically in the treatment of helminthiasis.
Source: CRISP

Anthelmintic: Agents destructive to parasitic worms. They are used therapeutically in the treatment of HELMINTHIASIS in man and animal.
Source: MeSH 2007

Anthelmintic: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Anthelmintic:

• Agent
• Intestinal
• Intestinal symptoms (5299 causes)
• Intestinal disease
• Intestinal disorder
• Intestinal pain
• Worms
• SYN

Terms associated with Anthelmintic:

Terms Similar to Anthelmintic:

• Antihelminthic
• Antihelmintics

Source: Diseases Database

• vermifuge
• anthelminthic
• helminthic

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Vermifuges

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Anthelmintic:

• Antinematodal Agents
• Antiplatyhelmintic Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• levamisole

Source - CRISP

• mebendazole
• piperazine
• quinacrine
• quinacrine hydrochloride
• mepacrine
• Atabrine
• tetrachlorethylene
• tetrachloroethylene
• ethylene tetrachloride
• carbon dichloride
• thiabendazole
• gentian violet
• crystal violet

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Anthelmintic

• Antiparasitic Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• antiinfective agent
• antiparasitic agent

Source - CRISP

• medicine
• medication
• medicament
• medicinal drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Anthelmintic can be used for:

• antinematodal agent
• antiplatyhelmintic agent
• diethylcarbamazine

Source: CRISP

The description of Anthelmintic may also be used for the following terms:

• quinacrine

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Anthelmintic

The following list attempts to classify Anthelmintic into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Anti-Infective Agents
        • Antiparasitic Agents
          • Anthelmintics

External links related to: Anthelmintic

• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - ANTHELMINTICS

Source: Diseases Database

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