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Meaning of "azidothymidine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AZIDOTHYMIDINE

azidothymidine  [əˌzaɪdəʊˈθaɪmɪˌdiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AZIDOTHYMIDINE

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Azidothymidine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AZIDOTHYMIDINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zidovudine

Zidovudine or azidothymidine is a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, a type of antiretroviral drug used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS infection. AZT inhibits the enzyme that HIV uses to synthesize DNA, thus preventing viral DNA from forming. AZT is the first U.S. government-approved treatment for HIV, marketed under the brand name Retrovir. AZT was the first breakthrough in AIDS therapy, significantly reducing the replication of the virus in patients and leading to clinical and immunologic improvements. It can also be used to prevent HIV transmission, such as from mother to child during the period of birth or after a needle stick injury. Used by itself in HIV-infected patients, AZT slows HIV replication in patients, but does not stop it entirely. HIV may become AZT-resistant over time, and therefore AZT is now usually used in conjunction with other anti-HIV drugs in the combination therapy called highly active antiretroviral therapy. AZT is included in Combivir and Trizivir, and is included in the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines, which suggests the minimum medicinal needs for a basic health care system.

Definition of azidothymidine in the English dictionary

The definition of azidothymidine in the dictionary is an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV/AIDS.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AZIDOTHYMIDINE


acridine
ˈækrɪˌdiːn
benzidine
ˈbɛnzɪˌdiːn
clonidine
ˈklɒnɪˌdiːn
guanethidine
ɡwəˈnɛθɪˌdiːn
guanidine
ˈɡwɑːnɪˌdiːn
histidine
ˈhɪstɪˌdiːn
meperidine
məˈpɛrɪˌdiːn
pentamidine
pɛnˈtæmɪˌdiːn
pethidine
ˈpɛθɪˌdiːn
piperidine
pɪˈpɛrɪˌdiːn
polyvinylidene
ˌpɒlɪvaɪˈnɪlɪˌdiːn
pyridine
ˈpɪrɪˌdiːn
pyrimidine
paɪˈrɪmɪˌdiːn
pyrrolidine
pɪˈrɒlɪˌdiːn
quinidine
ˈkwɪnɪˌdiːn
sulfadimidine
ˌsʌlfəˈdaɪmɪˌdiːn
thymidine
ˈθaɪmɪˌdiːn
toluidine
tɒˈljuːɪˌdiːn
uridine
ˈjʊərɪˌdiːn
vinylidene
vaɪˈnɪlɪˌdiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AZIDOTHYMIDINE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE AZIDOTHYMIDINE

alcidine
amidine
carbamidine
cephaloridine
chlorhexidine
cimetidine
cinchonidine
cytidine
deserpidine
dine
hexahydropiridine
phenetidine
pieridine
pteridine
sanidine
sylphidine
tolidine
tyrocidine
veratridine
xylidine

Synonyms and antonyms of azidothymidine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «azidothymidine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AZIDOTHYMIDINE

Find out the translation of azidothymidine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of azidothymidine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «azidothymidine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叠氮胸苷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azidotimidina
570 millions of speakers

English

azidothymidine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

azidothymidine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

azidothymidine
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

азидотимидин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azidothymidine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

azidothymidine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

azidothymidine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Azidothymidine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

azidothymidine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アジドチミジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

azidothymidine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Azidothymidine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Azidothymidine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

azidothymidine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अजिदोथिमिडाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asidotimidin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

azidothymidine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

azydotymidynę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

азидотимидин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

azidotimidina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αζιδοθυμιδίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

azidothymidine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

azidotymidin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

azidotymidin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of azidothymidine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AZIDOTHYMIDINE»

The term «azidothymidine» is normally little used and occupies the 135.059 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AZIDOTHYMIDINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about azidothymidine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AZIDOTHYMIDINE»

Discover the use of azidothymidine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to azidothymidine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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AIDS: Science and Society
Azidothymidine. (AZT): The. First. Effective. Drug. Treatment. for. HIV/AIDS. The first successful drug against HIV infection and AIDS was AZT (or zidovudine [ brand name Retrovirl). The effectiveness and use of AZT are described in more detail ...
Hung Fan, Ross F. Conner, Luis P. Villarreal, 2014
2
Erythrocytes as Drug Carriers in Medicine
The first was the aim to build up an azidothymidine prodrug ensuring more favourable pharmacokinetic properties as compared to azidothymidine. This expectancy was based on the known occurrence in erythrocytes of a dinucleotide pyro- ...
Ulrich Sprandel, James L. Way, 1997
3
Mobilizing Against AIDS: The Unfinished Story of a Virus
At least one of these substances, azidothymidine, also has shown promise in early clinical trials. To identify potential antiviral agents, scientists use a screening system consisting of special T-lymphocyte cells that are unusually sensitive to ...
Eve K. Nichols, 1986
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The Silent Revolution in Cancer and AIDS Medicine
When in 1961 Azidothymidine was isolated from the sperm cells of herrings and subsequently synthetically produced in 1964 (Adams 1989) the obvious question that nobody asked should have been: What was the natural function of ...
Heinrich Kremer
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Jablonski's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations
... azidothymidine; 3′-azido-3′- deoxythymidine; zidovudine(azidothymidine) AZTEC amplitudezone time epoch coding [in ECG] AZTMP azidothymidine monophosphate AZT-R azidothymidine-resistant AZT-S azidothymidine- susceptible or ...
Stanley Jablonski, 2008
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Drug Discovery: A History
These retroviruses were considered to be sufficiently comparable to HIV for the task in hand. The responsibility for selecting appropriate compounds for screening was given to nucleoside chemist Janet Rideout. Azidothymidine was one of the ...
Walter Sneader, 2005
7
Skin Manifestations Of Aids, Second Edition
1 1 Furth PA, Kazakis AM, Nail pigmentation changes associated with azidothymidine (zidovudine), Ann Intern Med (1987) 107:350. 12 Vaiopoulos G, Mangakis J, Karabinis A, et al, Nail pigmentation and azidothymidine, Ann Intern Med ...
Neal S. Penneys, 1995
8
Quick Review of Pharmacology
... azidothymidine), Didanosine Zidovudine (AZT, ZDV, azidothymidine), Didanosine Zidovudine (AZT, ZDV, azidothymidine), Didanosine Zidovudine ( AZT, ZDV, azidothymidine), Didanosine (ddI), Zalcitabine (ddC), (ddI), Zalcitabine (ddC), ...
Dr J G Buch
9
Clinically Oriented Pharmacology
... azidothymidine), Didanosine Zidovudine (AZT, ZDV, azidothymidine), Didanosine Zidovudine (AZT, ZDV, azidothymidine), Didanosine Zidovudine ( AZT, ZDV, azidothymidine), Didanosine (ddI), Zalcitabine (ddC), (ddI), Zalcitabine (ddC), ...
Dr J G Buch
10
Management of the HIV-infected Patient
Significant changes in HIV antigen level in the serum of patients treated with azidothymidine. N Engl / Med. 315:1610- 1611. Chaisson RE, Leuther MD, Allain J-P, et al. (1988). Effect of zidovudine on serum human immunodeficiency virus core ...
Suzanne Crowe, Jennifer Hoy, John Mills, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AZIDOTHYMIDINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term azidothymidine is used in the context of the following news items.
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AIDS-Opportunistic Illness Mortality Lower but Still a Risk
"Despite steady improvements in AIDS-OI prophylaxis and treatment, and the development of antiretrovirals, starting with azidothymidine in ... «Medscape, Jun 15»
2
Big Pharma And A Public University Launched A Company To Cure …
The first approved drug for HIV, azidothymidine or AZT, was patented in 1985 by Burroughs Wellcome, which was subsequently acquired by ... «BuzzFeed News, May 15»
3
HIV & AIDS: From the '80s to Today
Volberding's patients started showing improvement with AZT, or azidothymidine, the first drug approved to treat HIV. It was in the '90s, however, when the fight ... «RYOT, Apr 15»
4
Consider the Sponge
Azidothymidine, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to fight H.I.V./AIDS, comes from a Caribbean demosponge. «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
5
NIH right to honor Weicker for backing AIDS treatment in 1980s
... U.S. senator in fighting to make federal funding available for the drug AZT (azidothymidine). The legislation made it possible for AIDS patients ... «theday.com, Apr 15»
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NIH building to be dedicated to Weicker
AZT, or azidothymidine, was the first of the reverse transcriptase inhibitor medications to be effective against the HIV virus that causes AIDS, ... «theday.com, Apr 15»
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Drugs to treat HIV make significant progress
... most notably AZT, or azidothymidine -- which enabled the slowing of HIV replication, but was also susceptible to virus resistance. Despite its ... «Kokomo Tribune, Apr 15»
8
International Women's Day: Five female scientists you probably …
Later Elion oversaw the adaptation of Azidothymidine, the first treatment for AIDS. In recognition of her achievements she was presented with ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
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You probably haven't heard of these five amazing women scientists …
Later Elion oversaw the adaptation of Azidothymidine, the first treatment for AIDS. In recognition of her achievements she was presented with ... «The Conversation UK, Mar 15»
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How a mutated gene receptor and stem cell technology could lead …
... to walk, scientists learned they could beat back the virus's devastation on the human body with the discontinued cancer drug azidothymidine, ... «Raw Story, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Azidothymidine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/azidothymidine>. May 2024 ».
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