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ganciclovir

UK/ɡanˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/US/ɡænˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/

ganciclovir noun: an antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals.

ganciclovir: an antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent...
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Noun

ganciclovir (uncountable)

  1. An antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals.
    • A significant number of AIDS patients are unable to tolerate ganciclovir treatments because of adverse effects it can have on production of critical blood cells.1991 December 22, Jacob Smith Yang, “Activists Fight Drug Profiteering”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 23, page 3

Forms of ganciclovir

alternative formgancyclovir

Origin of ganciclovir

From g(u)an(osine) + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).

Words formed from ganciclovir

Questions about ganciclovir

What does ganciclovir mean?
Ganciclovir means an antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals.
What part of speech is ganciclovir?
Ganciclovir is a noun.
How do you pronounce ganciclovir?
Ganciclovir is pronounced /ɡanˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/ (UK).

Words near ganciclovir in the dictionary

  1. Ganchar
  2. ganched
  3. ganches
  4. ganching
  5. Ganci
  6. ganciclovir
  7. Gancis
  8. Gancitano
  9. Gancitanos
  10. gancyclovir
  11. Gand Island

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