dewormv.
/diːˈwəːm/ transitive. = worm v. 4b.
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the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > practise veterinary medicine and surgery [verb (transitive)] > give specific treatment
scour1489
setter1551
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drench1672
salt1898
fistulate1902
worm1932
deworm1934
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Deworm.
1981 Washington Post 30 July 13/1 Pet owners should make sure their pups and kittens are dewormed to avoid spreading disease to small children.
Derivatives
deˈwormed adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [adjective] > wormed
dewormed1969
1969 West Australian 5 July 34/7 (advt.) Pullets.., quality stock vac, dewormed, free delivery.
deˈworming n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [noun] > veterinary procedures > worming
worming1936
deworming1950
1950 L. F. Whitney Compl. Bk. Home Pet Care xviii. 297 Friends..will almost invariably insist that your dog, if he is out of sorts for any reason whatever, needs deworming—or ‘worming’, as they usually put it.
1961 A. Christie Pale Horse xxv. 254 Rhoda was busy doctoring dogs. This time, I think, it was deworming.
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