| NOUN | artifact | NNRTI, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor | an antiviral drug used against HIV |
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| Meaning | An antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs. | |
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| Synonym | non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor | |
| Part of | drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART | A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| Narrower | delavirdine, Rescriptor | A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV |
| nevirapine, Viramune | A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV | |
| Broader | reverse transcriptase inhibitor | An antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV |
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