NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor mean? 

• NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR (noun)
  The noun NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

NRTI; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

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)

 Context examples 

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine.

(Didanosine, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of thymidine.

(Alovudine, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(Lagociclovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of cytosine.

(Dexelvucitabine, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Delavirdine, NCI Thesaurus)

A prodrug form of didanosine, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine.

(Dideoxyadenosine, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a type of antiviral agent.

(Efavirenz, NCI Dictionary)

A thiocarboxanilide non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

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

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

(Lersivirine, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of guanosine.

(Abacavir, NCI Thesaurus)