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Meaning of "Relenza" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RELENZA

Relenza  [rɪˈlɛnzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELENZA

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Relenza is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RELENZA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zanamivir

Zanamivir INN /zəˈnæmɨvɪər/ is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza caused by influenza A and B viruses. It was developed by the Australian biotech firm Biota. It was licensed to Glaxo in 1990 and approved in the US in 1999, only for use as a treatment for influenza. Later on in 2006 it was approved for prevention of influenza A and B. Zanamivir was the first neuraminidase inhibitor commercially developed. It is currently marketed by GlaxoSmithKline under the trade name Relenza as a powder for oral inhalation.

Definition of Relenza in the English dictionary

The definition of Relenza in the dictionary is ® a preparation of an antiviral drug, zanamivir, used in the treatment of influenza to reduce the duration and severity of the illness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELENZA


affluenza
ˌæflʊˈɛnzə
bonanza
bəˈnænzə
bonzer
ˈbɒnzə
bronzer
ˈbronzə
cadenza
kəˈdɛnzə
cleanser
ˈklɛnzə
credenza
krɪˈdɛnzə
extravaganza
ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə
influenza
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnzə
kwanza
ˈkwænzə
nyanza
ˈnjænzə
organza
ɔːˈɡænzə
panzer
ˈpænzə
romanza
rəˈmænzə
ronzer
ˈrɒnzə
stanza
ˈstænzə
Windsor
ˈwɪnzə

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELENZA

ballad stanza
Catherine of Braganza
Cosenza
elegiac stanza
equine influenza
Faenza
heroic stanza
Monza
Penza
Piacenza
Sancho Panza
senza
Spenserian stanza
Vicenza
Victoria Nyanza

Synonyms and antonyms of Relenza in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Relenza» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELENZA

Find out the translation of Relenza to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Relenza from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Relenza» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乐感清
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Relenza
570 millions of speakers

English

Relenza
510 millions of speakers

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Relenza
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريلينزا
280 millions of speakers

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Relenza
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Relenza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Relenza
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Relenza
220 millions of speakers

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Relenza
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Relenza
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リレンザ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리렌자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Relenza
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Relenza
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Relenza
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Relenza
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Relenza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Relenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Relenza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Relenza
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Relenza
30 millions of speakers
el

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Relenza
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Relenza
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Relenza
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Relenza
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Relenza

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELENZA»

The term «Relenza» is normally little used and occupies the 121.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELENZA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Relenza» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Relenza» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Relenza

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELENZA»

Discover the use of Relenza in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Relenza and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pandemic influenza preparedness : hearing
ANTIVIRALS I mentioned that we also produce an antiviral called Relenza. Relenza is an inhaled medicine delivered through a device called a Diskhaler® to the surface cells of the upper respiratory tract. Relenza is a prescription medicine for ...
2
The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs, 8th Edition ...
Symptoms experienced during Relenza therapy are virtually the same as those associated with untreated flu. Problems reported during clinical tests are listed below. □ Side effects may include: Abdominal pain, bronchitis, cough, diarrhea,  ...
Thompson PDR, 2007
3
Biocatalysis in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries
3.5.3 ZANAMAVIR (RELENZA) Relenza 21 (2,3-didehydro-2.4-dideoxy-4- guanidinyl-./V-acetylneuraminic acid. Figure 3.15) is a potent and selective inhibitor of influenza virus sialidase (neuraminidase) and has been approved by the FDA for ...
Ramesh N. Patel, 2006
4
Handbook of Cell Signaling, Three-Volume Set
Interactions of the ligands with the active site of the tern N9 influenza virus NA: (a) Neu5Ac2en (PDB code 1F8B); (b) Relenza (PDB code 1NNC); (c) Tamiflu (PDB code 2QWK); and (d) BCX-1812. (e) Stereo view of a superposition of all four ...
Ralph A. Bradshaw, Edward A. Dennis, 2003
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Influenza
These drugs, zanamivir (Relenza) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu), are part of a group of drugs that attack a different site on the virus. You may wish to go back to Chapter 2 and review the structure of the influenza virus. Relenza and Tamiflu attack ...
Donald Emmeluth, I. Edward Alcamo, 2009
6
Pharmacology for Women's Health
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) are classified as neuroaminidase inhibitors and were first introduced in 1999. These agents are indicated for the treatment of Influenza A and B viral strains; they cost more than amantadine ...
Tekoa L. King, Mary C. Brucker, 2010
7
The Best Business Stories of the Year: 2002 Edition
One example is the ongoing controversy over the GlaxoSK drug Relenza. Approved in I999, Relenza is an inhalable powder designed to treat common flu symptoms, reducing the illness's length by about a day. It was introduced ...
Andrew Leckey, Ken Auletta, 2010
8
Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs Are Altering American ...
When you corrected for all of the study's epidemiological lapses and inconsistencies, he said, Relenza was a wash; it did almost nothing for sick Americans, who tended to take more OTC medications for the flu and so, unlike the patients in the ...
Greg Critser, 2007
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French
Elabore par les laboratoires britanniques Glaxo- Wellcome, le Relenza - c'est son nom - a demande dix ans de recherches. Son efficacite ne semble pas contestee, en revanche certains chercheurs redoutent une utilisation excessive de ce ...
Jill Duffy, 2004
10
Avian Influenza, or "Bird Flu": What You Need to Know
Both Tamiflu and Relenza are known as “neuraminidase inhibitors.” Flu viruses always have an H component and an N component (as in H5N1). The N portion of a flu virus's genetic material codes for a substance called “neuraminidase” that  ...
American Council on Science and Health, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELENZA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Relenza is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swine flu treatment and medicines — Tamiflu, Relenza and more
Prevention is better than cure, but when a deadly virus spreads its tentacles and starts to spread at a rapid pace, correct and effective treatment becomes the ... «TheHealthSite, Feb 15»
2
Roche and GSK set for sales growth in this year's fast-spreading flu …
Both Tamiflu and GSK's flu-fighter Relenza charted gains elsewhere in late 2014 as well, setting the stage for higher sales in the coming year. Tamiflu sales in ... «FiercePharma, Jan 15»
3
Flu-strain mutation unlocks sales opp for antiviral makers Roche, GSK
While it's too late to make any changes to the vaccine, officials suggest doctors prescribe products like Roche's Tamiflu and GSK's Relenza early to patients ... «FiercePharma, Dec 14»
4
The CDC Says The Current Flu Vaccine Everyone's Taking Might Be …
The CDC is stressing that doctors should be prepared to use antiviral medications when needed. These include Roche's Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza ... «Business Insider, Dec 14»
5
Report: Financial conflicts sway studies of flu fighters Tamiflu and …
The Annals is not the first medical journal to make a stink over Tamiflu and Relenza. In 2009, the nonprofit Cochrane Group in Britain took to the pages of the ... «FiercePharma, Oct 14»
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Cochrane-Review Tamiflu und Relenza ohne Nutzen
Von Kerstin A. Gräfe / Die Grippemittel Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) und Zanamivir (Relenza®) reduzieren weder die Zahl an Krankenhauseinweisungen noch ... «Pharmazeutische Zeitung online, Apr 14»
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Effectiveness of Tamiflu and Relenza questioned
The paper cites a large study, which investigated the effectiveness of the antiviral drugs Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir). These drugs, called ... «NHS Choices, Apr 14»
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Tamiflu und Relenza: Zweifel an der Wirksamkeit von …
Tamiflu und Relenza sind umstritten. Die Analyse von 24.000 Patientendaten zeigt nun: Die Mittel verkürzen eine Grippe höchstens, Schlimmeres verhindern ... «ZEIT ONLINE, Apr 14»
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Tamiflu et Relenza peu efficaces contre la grippe
Le Tamiflu et le Relenza n'ont qu'un effet limité sur les symptômes de la grippe. Ils ne réduisent ni le nombre d'hospitalisations, ni les complications sévères. «Santé Magazine, Apr 14»
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'Tamiflu Is No Better Than Tylenol At Fighting Flu'
Tamiflu and Relenza, the world's front-line defences against influenza, are only as effective as paracetamol or acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, ... «Forbes, Apr 14»

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