vidarabine

[ vahy-dar-uh-bahyn ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. an antiviral substance, C10H15N5O4, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses.

Origin of vidarabine

1
First recorded in 1975–80; vi(ral) + d- + arab(inose) + (aden)ine
  • Also called a·den·o·sine ar·a·bin·o·side [uh-den-uh-seen ar-uh-bin-uh-sahyd, uh-rab-uh-nuh-] /əˈdɛn əˌsin ˌær əˈbɪn əˌsaɪd, əˈræb ə nə-/ .

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