taeniafuge

or te·ni·a·fuge

[ tee-nee-uh-fyooj ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. an agent or medicine for expelling tapeworms from the body.

taeniafuge

/ ˈtiːnɪəˌfjuːdʒ /

noun

1. a substance, esp a drug, that expels tapeworms from the body of their host

Word History and Origins

Origin of taeniafuge¹

First recorded in 1855–60; taenia + -fuge