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REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

antiviral; antiviral agent; antiviral drug (any drug that destroys viruses)

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

NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs)

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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 Context examples: 

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine.

(Didanosine, NCI Thesaurus)

A next-generation, pyrazole non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Lersivirine, NCI Thesaurus)

A benzodiazepine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Nevirapine, NCI Thesaurus)

A thiocarboxanilide non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(N-(4-Chloro-3-((3-Methyl-2-Butenyl)Oxy)Phenyl)-2-Methyl-3-Furancarbothioamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A diarylpyrimidine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Dapivirine, 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)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of cytosine.

(Dexelvucitabine, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of guanosine.

(Abacavir, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Delavirdine, NCI Thesaurus)