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ZIDOVUDINE

• ZIDOVUDINE (noun)
The noun ZIDOVUDINE has 1 sense:

1. an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow

Familiarity information: ZIDOVUDINE used as a noun is very rare.

• ZIDOVUDINE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

AZT; Retrovir; ZDV; zidovudine

Hypernyms ("zidovudine" is a kind of...):

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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