Medical Dictionary

idoxuridine

noun idox·uri·dine \ˌī-ˌdäks-ˈyr-ə-ˌdēn\

Medical Definition of IDOXURIDINE

:  a white crystalline drug C9H11IN2O5 that is an analog of pyrimidine and is used to treat keratitis caused by the herpesviruses producing herpes simplex—abbreviation IDU; called also iododeoxyuridine, IUDR

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