peramivir

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noun

A neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza.

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Meanings

nounperamivir (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza.

    In the United States, peramivir is not likely to be used for routine treatment of seasonal or pandemic flu, partly because most primary-care physicians do not administer intravenous infusions.

    2009 September 22, Andrew Pollack, “New Drugs May Attack Flu, but Not in Time”, in New York Times

Origin

From [Term?] + -amivir (“neuraminidase inhibitor”).

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APA

peramivir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peramivir

MLA

“peramivir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peramivir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peramivir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peramivir.

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