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Word: Ribavirin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1970s; earliest use found in Biochemistry. From rib- + -a- (probably as connective element) + vir- + -in
Definition:
A synthetic analogue of guanosine that inhibits viral nucleic acid synthesis and is used especially in the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection and chronic hepatitis C.
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