nrti (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *NRTI*:
NOUN	artifact	NRTI, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor	an antiviral drug used against HIV

English > *NRTI*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs.
Synonym	nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Part of	drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART	A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Narrower	lamivudine, 3TC	A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
Narrower	zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT	An antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS
Broader	reverse transcriptase inhibitor	An antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

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