vidarabine
[ vahy-dar-uh-bahyn ]
/ vaɪˈdær əˌbaɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
an antiviral substance, C10H15N5O4, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses.
Also called
adenosine arabinoside.
Origin of vidarabine
Words nearby vidarabine
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Medical definitions for vidarabine
vidarabine
[ vĭ-dăr′ə-bēn′ ]
n.
A purine nucleoside obtained from a species of Streptomyces and used in the treatment of herpes simplex infections.