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-fovir
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English
Etymology
From en phosphonic acid pho(sphonic acid) -vir antiviral.
Pronunciation
en /fəˌvɪə/ RP
en /fəˌvɪɹ/ GA
Suffix
en pharmaceutical drug Used to form names of phosphonic acid derivatives used as antivirals.
Derived terms
en
References
2018 The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances https://www.who.int/medicines/services/inn/StemBook_2018.pdf Geneva World Health Organization