abacavir

English

Chemical structure of abacavir

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -cavir (“carbocyclic nucleoside”).

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbak.əˌvɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbæk.əˌvɪɹ/

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Noun

abacavir (uncountable) (abbreviated ABC)

1. (pharmacology) An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.

Hypernyms

• antiretroviral

Translations

Translations

• Polish: abakawir (pl) m

References

• Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, (Can we date this quote?)
• “abacavir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.