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sofosbuvir

sofosbuvir noun: a nucleotide analog used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C.

Noun

sofosbuvir (uncountable)

  1. A nucleotide analog used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C.
    • Sofosbuvir does not affect cyclosporine or tacrolimus concentrations.2013, Marina Berenguer, Hepatitis C Virus and Liver Transplantation, →ISBN, page 57
    • In the US, sofosbuvir and simeprevir have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.2015, Nicholas J Talley, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e, →ISBN, page 382

Origin of sofosbuvir

From [Term?] + -fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + -buvir (“RNA polymerase (NS5B) inhibitor”).

Questions about sofosbuvir

What does sofosbuvir mean?
Sofosbuvir means a nucleotide analog used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C.
What part of speech is sofosbuvir?
Sofosbuvir is a noun.

Words near sofosbuvir in the dictionary

  1. sofkey
  2. sofky
  3. SoFlo
  4. SOFM
  5. SOFMs
  6. sofosbuvir
  7. SOFR
  8. sofrito
  9. sofritos
  10. sofritto
  11. sofrittos

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