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NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

NRTI; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor" is a kind of...):

reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor"):

AZT; Retrovir; ZDV; zidovudine (an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow)

3TC; lamivudine (a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV)

Holonyms ("nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor" is a part of...):

drug cocktail; HAART; highly active antiretroviral therapy (a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV)

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 Context examples: 

A diarylpyrimidine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Dapivirine, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(Adefovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfate salt form of abacavir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of guanosine.

(Abacavir Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

A succinate salt form of abacavir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of guanosine.

(Abacavir Succinate, NCI Thesaurus)

A mesylate salt form of atevirdine, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Atevirdine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor prodrug analog of guanosine.

(Amdoxovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A benzodiazepine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Nevirapine, NCI Thesaurus)

A mesylate salt form of delavirdine, a synthetic, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Delavirdine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A cytidine analogue and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) with anti-HIV activity.

(Apricitabine, NCI Thesaurus)

A dipivoxil formulation of adefovir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(Adefovir Dipivoxil, NCI Thesaurus)