nevirapine
English
editEtymology
editFrom [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -apine (“alteration of diazepine”).
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Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɪˈvʌɪ.ɹə.piːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /nəˈvɪɹ.əˌpin/, /nəˈvaɪ.ɹəˌpin/
Noun
editnevirapine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An antiretroviral drug C15H14N4O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.
References
edit- “nevirapine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “nevirapine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.