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ganciclovir

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

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡanˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/
  • General-American: /ɡænˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/

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noun

Meaning 1

An antiviral medication C9H13N5O4 related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From g(u)an(osine) + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).