famciclovir
English edit
Etymology edit
From [Term?] + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).
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Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /fæmˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/
Noun edit
famciclovir (uncountable) (abbreviated FCV)
- (pharmacology) A prodrug form C14H19N5O4 of the antiviral agent penciclovir that after oral administration is converted to penciclovir by cellular kinases and that is used for the treatment of shingles and herpes genitalis.
References edit
- “famciclovir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.