Medical term:

vidarabine


vidarabine

 [vi-dar´ah-bēn]
adenine arabinoside (ara-A), a purine analogue that inhibits DNA synthesis; used as an antiviral agent to treat herpes simplex keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

vi·dar·a·bine

(vī-dar'ă-bēn),
A purine nucleoside obtained from fermentation cultures of Streptomyces antibioticus used to treat herpes simplex infections.
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vidarabine

Ara-A Virology An IV or topical antiviral active against DNA viruses; it is a competitive inhibitor of DNA-dependent DNA polymerase, and ↓ mortality of neonatal HSV, HSV encephalitis Toxicity Thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, N&V, diarrhea, irritability, tremors, ataxia, paresthesias, hallucinations, ↓ renal, liver function
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

vi·dar·a·bine

(vī-dar'ă-bēn)
A purine nucleoside obtained from fermentation cultures of Streptomyces antibioticus used to treat herpes simplex infections.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

vidarabine

A drug that inhibits DNA synthesis and is used to treat Herpes simplex infections.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

antiviral agents 

Substances which inhibit the growth of a virus (e.g. herpes) by inhibiting DNA or RNA synthesis. Common agents include aciclovir (acyclovir), idoxuridine, ganciclovir, trifluoridine (trifluorothymidine) and vidarabine. See herpetic keratitis; virus.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann

vi·dar·a·bine

(vī-dar'ă-bēn)
Purine nucleoside used to treat herpes simplex infections.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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