azt

WORDNET DICTIONARY

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

azt, n.

same as azidothymidine. [PJC]

azt, n. a drug intended for use against the Aids virus.

Etymology

chem. name azidothymidine