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English 1 sense of the expression nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor:
NOUNartifactnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTIan antiviral drug used against HIV
Englishnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor: 1 sense noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn 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.
SynonymNRTI
Part ofdrug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAARTA combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Narrowerlamivudine, 3TCA nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZTAn antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS
Broaderreverse transcriptase inhibitorAn antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

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