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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of taeniafuge1

First recorded in 1855–60; taenia + -fuge

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