zidovudine
/zɪˈdɒvjʊdiːn
/ /zɪˈdəʊvjʊdiːn/noun [mass noun] Medicine
An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS. It slows the growth of HIV infection in the body, but is not curative.
- A thymidine derivative; chemical formula: C10H13N5O4.
- Intestinal absorption of penicillin, captopril, ciprofloxacin, quinidine and zidovudine was reported to be reduced when given with food.
- Aids patients can get a manic syndrome related to the use of ganciclovir, zidovudine, and fluoxetine, which may respond to lithium.
Origin
1980s; arbitrary alteration of azidothymidine.
- galactocentric
- galactomannan
- galactonic acid
- galactophore
- galactophorous
- galactophorous duct
- galactopoetic
- galactopoiesis
- galactopoietic
- galactorrhoea
- galactosaemia
- galactosaemic
- galactosamine
- galactose
- galactosemia
- galactosemic
- galactosidase
- galactoside
- galactosidic
- galactosyl
- galactosyl transferase
- galacturonic
- galago
- galah
- Galahad