different between retinitis vs fomivirsen

English

retina +? -itis

retinitis (uncountable)

retinitis f (uncountable)

From pho(sphorothioate) +? [Term?] +? -virsen (“antiviral antisense oligonucleotide”).

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fomivirsen (uncountable)

(pharmacology) An antiviral drug used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS.

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