aciclovir
Meanings
noun
- A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS.
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Etymology
From acyclo(guanosine) + -vir (“antiviral”).
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