acyclovir
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8.8
- noun
- /ˌeɪsɪˈkloʊvɪr/
- Specialized
- There's no response to intravenous acyclovir, okay?
- an antiviral drug
- acyclovir drug
- acyclovir treatment
Examples
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Acyclovir (Zovirax) acts in several steps to inhibit vital DNA synthesis.
Academic text (2005) -
In the event of a vaccinated child who is in the home of a VZV-seronegative transplant recipient developing a rash, some clinicians would recommend administering acyclovir or valacyclovir to the seronegative transplant recipient for 21 days.
Academic text (2017) -
In such cases, acyclovir may be useful.
Academic text (2000) -
"Time for my acyclovir," I say.
Fiction book (1999) -
Treatment with acyclovir should be started promptly.
Academic text (2000) -
During the advanced course of his disease, he had presented with shingles in a thoracic dermatome for which acyclovir was given.
Academic text (2007) -
The patient was started on intravenous acyclovir and tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Academic text (2006) -
For many patients, a standard empiric treatment regimen consisting of a third- or fourth-generation cephalosporin, acyclovir, and doxycycline might be appropriate.
Academic text (2015) -
All patients received intravenous antimicrobial drugs during the first week of hospitalization (ceftriaxone 92%, vancomycin 67%, ampicillin 42%, and acyclovir 86%).
Academic text (2013) -
Acyclovir is commonly prescribed to patients experiencing painful herpes outbreaks.
Synonyms
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3.8
A medicine that stops viruses from growing or making more copies
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8.3
A medicine for treating herpes infections that reduces symptoms but does not cure them
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3.7
A medicine that stops viruses from growing in the body
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3.5
A substance like a medicine that stops a virus growing or kills it
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word acyclovir comes from the chemistry part acyclo-, meaning 'not in a ring', and the ending -vir, which comes from 'virus'. So the name points to a medicine that fights viruses, for example the drug used to treat herpes infections.