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AZT

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AZT  (z-t)
n.
A nucleoside analogue antiviral drug that inhibits the replication of retroviruses such as HIV by interfering with the enzyme reverse transcriptase. Also called zidovudine.
[az(ido)t(hymidine).]
AZT
abbreviation for
(Medicine / Pharmacology) azidothymidine Also called zidovudine
AZT  (z-t)
A nucleoside analogue antiviral drug that inhibits the replication of retroviruses such as HIV by interfering with the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
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Noun1.AZT - an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
Retrovir, ZDV, zidovudine
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
Translations
AZT N ABBR =azidothymidine → AZT m (medicina antisida)
AZT [ˌeɪzɛdˈtiː] n abbr (=azidothymidine) → AZT f
AZT abbr of azidothymidine → AZT nt
AZT [ˌeɪzɛdˈtiː] n abbr =azidothymidine → AZT m
AZT [ˌeɪzɛdˈtiː] n abbr =azidothymidine → AZT m


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While AZT and its chemical cousins could delay HIV progression, none of them alone or in 2-drug combinations could durably control HIV, let alone reverse its associated immune suppression and threat of opportunistic diseases.
Ten years of HAART by Harrington, Mark / Research Initiative/Treatment Action!
She will be pressured to take the antiretroviral drug AZT to reduce the alleged risk of HIV transmission to her baby, she may be encouraged to have a cesarean, she will be told not to breastfeed, and she may be legally required to give her baby antiretroviral drugs.
Mandatory HIV testing for US mothers? by Crowe, David / Mothering
Nancy Pekarek, a spokeswoman for GlaxoSmithKline, said courts have already upheld the company's AZT patents in the mid-1990s.
Pressure by Calpers spurs cut in prices for some AIDS drugs. (Health ... by Darmiento, Laurence / Los Angeles Business Journal
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