"aciclovir" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /eɪˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /eɪˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From acyclo(guanosine) + -vir (“antiviral”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|acycloguanosine|-vir|alt1=acyclo(guanosine)|t2=antiviral}} acyclo(guanosine) + -vir (“antiviral”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} aciclovir (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS. Wikidata QID: Q147101 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: acyclovir, acycloguanosine Derived forms: bicyclic heterocycle compound, -ciclovir, valaciclovir Translations (Translations): ացիկլովիր (acʻiklovir) (Armenian), ацикловир (atsiklovir) (Bashkir), 阿昔洛韋 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿昔洛韦 (xīluòwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 無環鳥苷 (Chinese Mandarin), 无环鸟苷 (wúhuán niǎogān) (Chinese Mandarin), asikloviiri (Finnish), acyclovir [masculine] (French), aciclovir [masculine] (Galician), Aciclovir [masculine] (German), ακυκλοβίρη (akyklovíri) [feminine] (Greek), asiklovir (Indonesian), アシクロビル (ashikurobiru) (Japanese), ацикловир (asiklovir) (Kazakh), 아시클로버 (asikeullobeo) (Korean), ацикловир (atsiklovir) (Kyrgyz), എസിക്ലോവിർ (esiklōviṟ) (Malayalam), ଆସାଇକ୍ଲୋଭିର (asaiklobhirô) (Odia), اسیکلوویر (Persian), acyklowir [masculine] (Polish), ఎసిక్లోవిర్ (esiklōvir) (Telugu), อะไซโคลเวียร์ (Thai), asiklovir (Turkish)

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      "word": "acyklowir"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "esiklōvir",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "ఎసిక్లోవిర్"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "อะไซโคลเวียร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "asiklovir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aciclovir"
}

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