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DIDANOSINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does didanosine mean?
• DIDANOSINE (noun)
The noun DIDANOSINE has 1 sense:
1. an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
Familiarity information: DIDANOSINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
DDI; didanosine; dideoxyinosine
Hypernyms ("didanosine" is a kind of...):
antiviral; antiviral agent; antiviral drug (any drug that destroys viruses)
Context examples
A prodrug form of didanosine, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine.
(Dideoxyadenosine, NCI Thesaurus)
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