zidovudine
/zɪˈdɒvjʊdiːn/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine an antiviral drug used in the treatment of Aids. It slows the growth of HIV infection in the body, but is not curative.【医】齐多夫定(一种用于治疗艾滋病的抗病毒药; 能减缓体内HIV感染的发展, 但不能治癒)。
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- A thymidine derivative; chem. formula: C10H13N5O4.一种胸苷衍生物, 化学分子式: C10H13N5O4.
词源
1980s; arbitrary alteration of AZIDOTHYMIDINE.