Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maraviroc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-avi-roc
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In two Phase 3 studies […] more than 40 percent of patients who received maraviroc had undetectable levels of virus after 24 weeks of a 48-week study."

Etymology

From [Term?] + -viroc (“chemokine CC motif receptor 5 antagonist”).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does maraviroc mean?: A specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells.
Where does maraviroc come from?: From [Term?] + -viroc (“chemokine CC motif receptor 5 antagonist”).

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