Taenifuge

Alternative forms

• tænifuge

Origin

From the Ancient Greek ταινία (tainia, "band, ribbon") and fugo ("flee") (from φεύγειν (phugein, "to flee"), related to φεύγω (pheugō, "I flee").

Full definition of taenifuge

Noun

1. A medicine to expel tapeworms from a body.
• 1904, William H. Bain, A Text-book of Medical Practice for Practitioners and Students, Unless the head is driven out of the bowel it will continue to produce new segments…The stools passed after administration of the taenifuge should be carefully examined with a view to discover the head of the worm.
2. Pumpkin seeds have been used as a taenifuge, and the component that drives the worms out may be bitter resin.

Related terms

• taeniasis
• taenicide

Coordinate terms

• vermifuge
• anthelmintic

Anagrams

• teniafuge