aciclovir

== English == === Alternative forms === acyclovir, acycloguanosine === Etymology === From acyclo(guanosine) +‎ -vir (“antiviral”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /eɪˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /eɪˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/ === Noun === aciclovir (uncountable) (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “acyclovir”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “acyclovir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === aciclovir m (plural aciclovires) aciclovir === Further reading === “aciclovir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aciclovir”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “aciclovir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026