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maraviroc

maraviroc noun: a specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells.

maraviroc: a specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells
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Noun

maraviroc (uncountable)

  1. A specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells.
    • In two Phase 3 studies […] more than 40 percent of patients who received maraviroc had undetectable levels of virus after 24 weeks of a 48-week study.2007 February 28, Lawrence K. Altman, “2 New Drugs Offer Options in H.I.V. Fight”, in New York Times

Origin of maraviroc

From [Term?] + -viroc (“chemokine CC motif receptor 5 antagonist”).

Questions about maraviroc

What does maraviroc mean?
Maraviroc means a specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells.
What part of speech is maraviroc?
Maraviroc is a noun.

Words near maraviroc in the dictionary

  1. maravedi
  2. maravedis
  3. Maravi
  4. Maravilla
  5. Maravillas
  6. maraviroc
  7. Maraw
  8. Marawi
  9. maray
  10. Marayag
  11. Maraylya

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