English Explanatory Dictionary

abacavir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.

Pronunciation

/əˈbak.əˌvɪə/ /əˈbæk.əˌvɪɹ/ En-abacavir.ogg En-us-abacavir.ogg

Word forms

abacavir ABC

Etymology

From [Term?] + -cavir (“carbocyclic nucleoside”).

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