-ciclovir

English

Etymology

From aciclovir.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/

Suffix

-ciclovir

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of bicyclic heterocycle compounds used as antivirals.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ciclovir

buciclovir

desciclovir

famciclovir

ganciclovir

penciclovir

valaciclovir

valganciclovir

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018