taenifuge

English

Alternative forms

  • tænifuge

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon”) + -fuge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːnɪfjuːd͡ʒ/

Noun

taenifuge (plural taenifuges)

  1. A medicine to expel tapeworms from a body.
    Pumpkin seeds have been used as a taenifuge, and the component that drives the worms out may be bitter resin.
    • 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.

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