ribavirin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007438",
  "term": "ribavirin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A drug used to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the lungs.",
    "A synthetic nucleoside analog of ribofuranose with activity against hepatitis C virus and other RNA viruses. Ribavirin is incorporated into viral RNA, thereby inhibiting viral RNA synthesis, inducing viral genome mutations, and inhibiting normal viral replication."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "RTCA",
  "synonyms": [
    "viramide"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ribavirin/"
}