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peramivir

peramivir noun: a neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza.

Noun

peramivir (uncountable)

  1. A neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza.
    • In the United States, peramivir is not likely to be used for routine treatment of seasonal or pandemic flu, partly because most primary-care physicians do not administer intravenous infusions.2009 September 22, Andrew Pollack, “New Drugs May Attack Flu, but Not in Time”, in New York Times

Origin of peramivir

From [Term?] + -amivir (“neuraminidase inhibitor”).

Questions about peramivir

What does peramivir mean?
Peramivir means a neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza.
What part of speech is peramivir?
Peramivir is a noun.

Words near peramivir in the dictionary

  1. peramelids
  2. perameloid
  3. perameloids
  4. peramine
  5. Peramium
  6. peramivir
  7. Peramiyam
  8. peramorphic
  9. peramorphocline
  10. peramorphoclines
  11. peramorphoses

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