cidofovir

== English == === Etymology === From cy(tosine)[Term?] +‎ -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /saɪˈdoʊ.fəˌvɪɹ/, /saɪˈdɑf.əˌvɪɹ/ === Noun === cidofovir (uncountable) (pharmacology) An antiviral drug C8H14N3O6P·2H2O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS. ==== Derived terms ==== brincidofovir === References === “cidofovir”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.