LAMIVUDINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV

Synonyms:

3TC; lamivudine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lamivudine" is a kind of...):

NRTI; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (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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