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.
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Aciclovir
//eɪˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə//
Synonyms for "aciclovir" (2 found)
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23 translations across 22 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ացիկլովիր noun (Translations)
Bashkir
1 entries- ацикловир noun (Translations)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 無環鳥苷 /无环鸟苷 noun (Translations)
- 阿昔洛韋 /阿昔洛韦 noun (Translations)
Finnish
1 entries- asikloviiri noun (Translations)
French
1 entries- acyclovir noun (Translations)
Galician
1 entries- aciclovir noun (Translations)
German
1 entries- Aciclovir noun (Translations)
Greek
1 entries- ακυκλοβίρη noun (Translations)
Indonesian
1 entries- asiklovir noun (Translations)
Japanese
1 entries- アシクロビル noun (Translations)
Kazakh
1 entries- ацикловир noun (Translations)
Korean
1 entries- 아시클로버 noun (Translations)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- ацикловир noun (Translations)
Malayalam
1 entries- എസിക്ലോവിർ noun (Translations)
Odia
1 entries- ଆସାଇକ୍ଲୋଭିର noun (Translations)
Persian
1 entries- اسیکلوویر noun (Translations)
Polish
1 entries- acyklowir noun (Translations)
Portuguese
1 entries- aciclovir noun (Translations)
Russian
1 entries- ациклови́р noun (Translations)
Telugu
1 entries- ఎసిక్లోవిర్ noun (Translations)
Thai
1 entries- อะไซโคลเวียร์ noun (Translations)
Turkish
1 entries- asiklovir noun (Translations)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
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