ganciclovir

noun

gan·​ci·​clo·​vir gan-ˈsī-klə-(ˌ)vir 

: an antiviral drug C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from g(u)an(osine) + -ciclovir, alteration of -cyclovir (in acyclovir)

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ganciclovir

noun

gan·​ci·​clo·​vir gan-ˈsī-klə-(ˌ)vir 

: an antiviral drug C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised patients

called also DHPG