AZT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does AZT mean? 

• AZT (noun)
  The noun AZT 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: AZT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AZT (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("AZT" 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)

 Context examples 

It has shown activity against clinical isolates and cell lines that are resistant to AZT, dideoxyinosine, and dideoxycytosine.

(Lodenosine, NCI Thesaurus)