acyclovir
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of acyclovir
1980–85; perhaps acyclo(guanosine) an earlier name for the compound ( a- 6 + cyclo- + guanosine a nucleotide) + vir(us) or vir(al)
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Fortunately, there are treatments available such as antiviral medications like acyclovir or famciclovir, in conjunction with corticosteroids.
From Salon
Q: I am prone to cold sores/fever blisters and find that acyclovir works very well.
From Seattle Times
For example, in the case of nucleotide mimics like acyclovir, wouldn’t there be a risk that they would get into the cell’s DNA as well as the virus’s?
From Scientific American
First thing in the morning I got a prescription for the antiviral drug acyclovir, which halted progress of the disease.
From New York Times
She was immediately started on acyclovir, an antiviral medication effective in treating the herpes virus.
From New York Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
