ACYCLOVIR


Meaning of ACYCLOVIR in English

/ eɪˈsaɪkləvɪə(r); NAmE -vɪr/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a drug that is used to treat viruses

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WORD ORIGIN

1970s: from acycl(ic) + vir(al DNA) .

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