Valtrex (valacyclovir) is an antiviral medication used to treat infections with herpes zoster (shingles), herpes simplex genitalis (genital herpes), and herpes labialis (cold sores). Valtrex is available in generic form. It is taken as caplets that may be taken with or without food.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Gastrique. Gastrique is caramelized sugar, deglazed with vinegar, used as a flavoring for sauces. To this a little fond may be added. It is used to flavor sauces such as tomato sauce, savory fruit sauces, and other sweet and sour sauces such as the classic orange sauce for duck Ã  l'orange.
Rectouterine pouch: An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term cul-de-sac, aside from being any blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end, is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch. From that fact comes: 1  Culdoscopy, the introduction of an endoscope through the vagina into the cul-de-sac;