AZT Definition

āzē-tē
noun
A nucleoside analog drug that inhibits the replication of retroviruses such as HIV by interfering with the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
American Heritage

Zidovudine.

Webster's New World
An antiviral drug, C10 H13 N5 O4 , that is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and is used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of HIV infection.
American Heritage Medicine
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Origin of AZT

  • az(ido)t(hymidine)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

AZT Sentence Examples

  • The infants were randomized to receive single dose nevirapine or single dose nevirapine or single dose nevirapine plus one week AZT.

  • Untold thousands of people on AZT therapy have already died, and there are at least 100,000 taking the drug right now.

  • Viral encephalitis is usually treated with antiviral drugs, including acyclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet, ribavirin, and AZT.

  • Pregnant women with HIV should be treated as early in the pregnancy as possible with zidovudine (AZT).

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