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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

azidothymidine \azidothymidine\ n. 1. 1 an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine. Note: an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome. Syn: AZT, zidovudine[generic], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[Trademark] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

zidovudine n 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 [syn: zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT]