DRUG COCKTAIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does drug cocktail mean?
• DRUG COCKTAIL (noun)
The noun DRUG COCKTAIL has 1 sense:
1. a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
Familiarity information: DRUG COCKTAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DRUG COCKTAIL (noun)
Meaning:
A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
drug cocktail; HAART; highly active antiretroviral therapy
Hypernyms ("drug cocktail" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Meronyms (parts of "drug cocktail"):
NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs)
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)
PI; protease inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs)
