dewormed
Cleared of parasites
Dewormed describes an animal or person that has been treated to eliminate intestinal parasites.
Pets are routinely dewormed as part of basic veterinary care: The shelter dewormed all the puppies before adoption.
The treatment may be preventive or in response to an active infestation.
Unsegmented parasitic worms
- hookwormsBlood-feeding intestinal nematodes
- tapewormsSegmented intestinal parasites
- whipwormsThread-shaped intestinal nematodes
- heartwormsParasites inhabiting cardiac chambers
flukes · pinworms · nematodes · helminths · larvae · eggs · infestation · intestinal
Antiparasitic medication for worms
- diethylcarbamazineAntiparasitic for filarial worms
- piperazineCyclic diamine compound
- parasiticideAgent that kills parasites
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- swineDomestic porcine animals
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
poultry · pasture · grazing · herd · flock · quarantine · feedlot · barnyard
Domesticated barking mammals
Measure preventing disease or harm
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- protectionGuarding against harm
safeguard · preventive · proactive · protocol · regimen · annual · biannual · seasonal
UN health authority
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- stuntingArresting natural growth
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
roundworms
Unsegmented parasitic worms
- hookwormsBlood-feeding intestinal nematodes
- tapewormsSegmented intestinal parasites
- whipwormsThread-shaped intestinal nematodes
heartworms · flukes · pinworms · nematodes · helminths · larvae · eggs · infestation · intestinal · endoparasites
ivermectin
Antiparasitic medication for worms
- diethylcarbamazineAntiparasitic for filarial worms
- piperazineCyclic diamine compound
- parasiticideAgent that kills parasites
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
horses · poultry · pasture · grazing · herd · flock · quarantine · feedlot · barnyard · drenching
dogs
Domesticated barking mammals
prophylactic
Measure preventing disease or harm
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
protection · safeguard · preventive · proactive · protocol · regimen · annual · biannual · seasonal
WHO
UN health authority
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- stuntingArresting natural growth
- sanitationCleanliness for public health