First Known Use: 1981
Dictionary
foscarnet
noun fos·car·net \fäs-ˈkär-nət\
Definition of FOSCARNET
: a hydrated sodium salt Na3CO5·6H2O that is administered intravenously to individuals infected with HIV to treat retinitis caused by a cytomegalovirus
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Origin of FOSCARNET
probably from International Scientific Vocabulary fos- (alteration of phosph-) + carb- + -net (of unknown origin)
Medical Dictionary
foscarnet
noun fos·car·net \fäs-ˈkär-nət\
Medical Definition of FOSCARNET
: a hydrated sodium salt Na3CO5P·6H2O that is an antiviral analog of pyrophosphate and is administered intravenously to individuals infected with HIV to treat retinitis caused by a cytomegalovirus—called also foscarnet sodium
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