ACYCLOVIR

acyclovir, Zovirax

(noun) an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acyclovir (usually uncountable, plural acyclovirs)

(pharmaceutical drug) An antiviral drug used in the treatment of genital herpes. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

• acycloguanosine

• Avirax

• Zovirax

Source: Wiktionary



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