/vuy dar"euh buyn'/ , n. Pharm.
an antiviral substance, C 10 H 15 N 5 O 4 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses. Also called adenosine arabinoside .
[ 1975-80; VI(RAL) + D- + ARAB(INOSE) + (ADEN)INE ]