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語源

Clipping of acycloguanosine +‎ -vir. From being an antiviral (-vir) containing less cyclic structure ("a-"cyclic) than the naturally occurring analogue from which it is based, guanosine. This is analyzable as a- +‎ cyclo- +‎ -vir.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /eɪˈsʌɪkləvɪə/, /eɪˈsɪkləvɪə/
• (米国発音) enPR: ā sī' klō vēr, IPA^(key): /eɪ ˈsaɪ kloʊ viɹ/

名詞

acyclovir (usually uncountable, 複数形 acyclovirs)

1. (pharmacology) An antiviral drug used in the treatment of genital herpes. [from 20th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 443:

     In cells infected with the herpes virus, acyclovir is converted to a metabolic blocking agent, thereby largely overcoming the old and plaguing problem of toxicity to the host.

   • 2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 98:

     From the description, Letha felt sure Jane had herpes zoster, or shingles, which often strikes cancer patients or others with depressed immune systems. Jane spent another week in the Bubble, treated with acyclovir.

同意語

• acycloguanosine
• Avirax
• Zovirax