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entecavir

US/ɛnˈtɛk.əˌvɪɹ/

entecavir noun: an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B infection.

entecavir: an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B infection
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Noun

entecavir (uncountable)

  1. An oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B infection.

Forms of entecavir

alternative formbaraclude

Origin of entecavir

From [Term?] + -cavir (“carbocyclic nucleoside”).

Questions about entecavir

What does entecavir mean?
Entecavir means an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B infection.
What part of speech is entecavir?
Entecavir is a noun.
How do you pronounce entecavir?
Entecavir is pronounced /ɛnˈtɛk.əˌvɪɹ/ (US).

Words near entecavir in the dictionary

  1. entayle
  2. entayled
  3. entayles
  4. entayling
  5. Entebbe
  6. entecavir
  7. ented
  8. enteki
  9. entelech
  10. entelechia
  11. entelechial

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