deoxyribonucleoside

[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-sahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌsaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.

Origin of deoxyribonucleoside

First recorded in 1965–70; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleoside

Medical definitions for deoxyribonucleoside

deoxyribonucleoside
[ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōōklē-ə-sīd′ ]

n.

A nucleoside containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.