thuốc sán
Definition
- Noun:
- Tapeworm medicine / Tapeworm remedy: A specific type of medication or herbal preparation used to treat tapeworm (sán) infestations in humans or animals. It is designed to expel or kill parasitic tapeworms from the digestive tract.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc sán cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor prescribed tapeworm medicine for the patient.)
- Mèo nhà tôi cần uống thuốc sán. (My cat needs to take tapeworm medicine.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is specific to treatments for cestode (tapeworm) parasites. It is distinct from general dewormers (thuốc tẩy giun) which target roundworms or other parasites.
Variants and Related Words
- Thuốc tẩy giun (n): Broad-spectrum dewormer, anthelmintic. A general term for medicine that expels intestinal worms, which may include tapeworms.
- Thuốc trị ký sinh trùng (n): Anti-parasitic medicine.
Synonyms
- Tapeworm treatment
- Tapeworm drug
- Ténifuge (a specific pharmaceutical term, as noted in the reference)
Related Terms
- Sán (n): Tapeworm, the parasitic flatworm itself.
- Nhiễm sán (v): To be infected with tapeworms.