aciclovir
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Synonyms: acyclovir, ganciclovir, famciclovir
Antonyms: acyclovir, ganciclovir, famciclovir
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q147101}} {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[cyclic]] [[synthetic]] [[nucleoside]] C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>5</sub>O<sub>3</sub> used as an [[antiviral]] [[drug]] (trademarks '''[[Avirax]]''', '''[[Zovirax]]''') chiefly in the treatment of [[chicken pox]], [[shingles]], the [[genital]] form of [[herpes simplex]], and [[AIDS]].
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