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acyclovir

Main Entry:: acy·clo·vir
Pronunciation:: \(ˌ)ā-ˈsī-klō-ˌvir\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: ²a- + cycl- + virus
Date:: 1979

: a cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used especially to treat the symptoms of chicken pox, shingles, and the genital form of herpes simplex

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