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VIRACEPT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Viracept mean?
• VIRACEPT (noun)
The noun VIRACEPT has 1 sense:
1. a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs
Familiarity information: VIRACEPT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nelfinavir; Viracept
Hypernyms ("Viracept" is a kind of...):
PI; protease inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs)
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