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cidofovir

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /saɪˈdoʊ.fəˌvɪɹ/
  • General-American: /saɪˈdɑf.əˌvɪɹ/

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noun

Meaning 1

An antiviral drug C8H14N3O6P·2H2O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From cy(tosine)[Term?] + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).