az·i·do·thy·mi·dine ( z  -d -th  m-d n)n. AZT. |
azidothymidine.
See zidovudine.
azidothymidine (AZT) (
zid´ōthī´mdēn),n brand name: Retrovir;
drug class: antiviral thymidine analog;
action: a drug used to lengthen or extend the median incubation period of the human immunodeficiency virus.
drug class: antiviral thymidine analog;
action: a drug used to lengthen or extend the median incubation period of the human immunodeficiency virus.
azidothymidine
a thymidine analog with antiviral activity used in the treatment of AIDS in humans and feline leukemia virus infection in cats. Called also AZT, zidovudine.
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