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azt
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun azt has 1 sense
- azt(n = noun.artifact) retrovir, zdv, zidovudine - an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow; Array is a kind of nrti, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
OXFORD DICTIONARY
azt, n. a drug intended for use against the Aids virus.
Etymology
chem. name azidothymidine
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