AZT
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AZT
(ā′zē-tē′)n.
An antiviral drug, C10H13N5O4, that is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and is used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of HIV infection. Also called zidovudine.
[az(ido)t(hymidine).]
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AZT
abbreviation for
(Pharmacology) azidothymidine. Also called: zidovudine
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AZT
Trademark.
azidothymidine: an antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS. Compare zidovudine.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() NRTI, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor - an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs |
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N ABBR =azidothymidine → AZT m (medicina antisida)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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n AZT m&fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.