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fomivirsen

US/ˌfoʊ.mɪˈvɪɹ.sən/

fomivirsen noun: an antiviral drug used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS.

Noun

fomivirsen (uncountable)

  1. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS.

Origin of fomivirsen

From pho(sphorothioate)[Term?] + -virsen (“antiviral antisense oligonucleotide”).

Questions about fomivirsen

What does fomivirsen mean?
Fomivirsen means an antiviral drug used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS.
What part of speech is fomivirsen?
Fomivirsen is a noun.
How do you pronounce fomivirsen?
Fomivirsen is pronounced /ˌfoʊ.mɪˈvɪɹ.sən/ (US).

Words near fomivirsen in the dictionary

  1. fomepizole
  2. fomes
  3. fomiroid
  4. fomite
  5. fomites
  6. fomivirsen
  7. FOMO
  8. FOMO'd
  9. FOMO-ing
  10. FOMOed
  11. FOMOing

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