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vidarabine

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[vahy-dar-uh-bahyn] / vaɪˈdær əˌbaɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. an antiviral substance, C 10 H 15 N 5 O 4 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses.

Etymology

Origin of vidarabine

First recorded in 1975–80; vi(ral) + d- + arab(inose) + (aden)ine

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