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LAMIVUDINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lamivudine" is a kind of...):
NRTI; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (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)
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