Word
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, n.
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
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NRTI
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
semantic pointers
hyponym
zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT
lamivudine, 3TC
part holonym
drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART
hypernym
reverse transcriptase inhibitor