zidovudine
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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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | nrti, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
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