Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A synthetic purine nucleoside analog, C8H10N5O3, derived from guanine and used in the treatment of herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and varicella-zoster virus infections.
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- noun pharmacology An
antiviral drug used in the treatment ofgenital herpes .
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- noun an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Every once in a while acyclovir is given to employees avert the infection from coming back.
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Now acyclovir is confirmed to improve avert the infection from coming back.
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Every once in a while acyclovir is postulated to helper enjoin the infection from coming back.
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Therefore, acyclovir is transformed into its corresponding nucleotide which is the active antimetabolite and the growth of the virus is inhibited (Figure 3).
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A medicine called acyclovir may also help (see the Green Pages).
Chapter 22 1997
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Hitchings 'research programme was the successful development of the first effective antiviral drug, acyclovir, which is used against infections caused by e.g. the herpes virus.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988 - Presentation Speech 1988
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Several drugs are available to treat herpes symptoms and outbreaks, including acyclovir, which is available generically or under the Zovirax brand name, and valacyclovir, known generically as Valtrex -- both made by GlaxoSmithKline PLC.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Genital herpes is usually treated with an anti-viral drug called acyclovir, as well as two new variations of acyclovir, called valaciclovir and famciclovir.
unknown title 2009
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Genital herpes is usually treated with an anti-viral drug called acyclovir, as well as two new variations of acyclovir, called valaciclovir and famciclovir.
unknown title 2009
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Genital herpes is usually treated with an anti-viral drug called acyclovir, as well as two new variations of acyclovir, called valaciclovir and famciclovir.
unknown title 2009
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