Home › Words › D › dehelminthizationdehelminthizationdehelminthization means the removal of parasitic worms from the infected host.EtymologyFrom de- + helminth + -ization.nounThe removal of parasitic worms from the infected host.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dehelminthize 92% match — To remove the parasitic worms from (an infected host). vs dehelminthization →deworming 77% match — The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal. vs dehelminthization →deparasitization 75% match — The removal of parasites vs dehelminthization →deparasitation 72% match — The removal of parasites vs dehelminthization →deparasitize 68% match — To remove parasites (from) vs dehelminthization →deworm 67% match — To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs. vs dehelminthization →deparasitized 66% match — freed from parasites vs dehelminthization →anthelmintic 64% match — Destructive to parasitic worms. vs dehelminthization →