zidovudine

noun

zi·do·vu·dine | \ zi-ˈdō-vyü-ˌdēn

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Definition of zidovudine

: azt

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Shortly after his diagnosis seven years earlier, Dan started taking high doses of AZT (zidovudine, the first antiretroviral drug approved by the FDA in 1987) as a part of his treatment protocol. — S. Kirk Walsh, Longreads, "From One Friendship, Lessons on Life, Death, AIDS and Childlessness," 22 Jan. 2018

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zidovudine

noun

zi·do·vu·dine | \ zī-ˈdō-v(y)ü-ˌdēn

\

Medical Definition of zidovudine

: azt

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