Meanings
nounmaraviroc (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells.
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.
2007 February 28, Lawrence K. Altman, “2 New Drugs Offer Options in H.I.V. Fight”, in New York Times
Origin
From [Term?] + -viroc (“chemokine CC motif receptor 5 antagonist”).
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APA
maraviroc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maraviroc
MLA
“maraviroc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maraviroc. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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