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Meaning of "AZT" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AZT

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WHAT DOES AZT 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 AZT in the English dictionary

The definition of AZT in the dictionary is azidothymidine Also called: zidovudine.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AZT

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Synonyms and antonyms of AZT in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «AZT» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AZT

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The translations of AZT from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «AZT» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

齐多夫定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

AZT
570 millions of speakers

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AZT
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एजेडटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

AZT
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

AZT
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

AZT
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

AZT
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

AZT
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

AZT
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

AZT
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

AZT
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

AZT
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cathetan sikil
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

AZT
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

AZT
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

AZT
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

AZT
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

AZT
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

AZT
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

AZT
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

AZT
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ΑΖΤ
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

AZT
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

AZT
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

AZT
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of AZT

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AZT»

The term «AZT» is very widely used and occupies the 15.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AZT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AZT»

Discover the use of AZT in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to AZT and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Embryonic Stem Cells
AZT. In 1964, Jerome P. Horwitz, an organic chemist at the Michigan Cancer Foundation, in Detroit, synthesized a new drug for treating cancer. The drug was similar to a building block of DNA but was counterfeit; that is, it was designed to ...
Ann A. Kiessling, Scott Anderson, 2007
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Structural Studies of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: ...
Xiongying Tu. The closed configuration of the fingers subdomain in the pre- translocation complex is possibly a dominant configuration, according to the crystal packing analyses of the AZT-resistant pre-translocation complex.
Xiongying Tu, 2008
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AIDS: Science & Society
AZT is very similar in chemical structure to thymidine, one of the building blocks of DNA. However, when AZT is incorporated in place of thymidine during the DNA assembly process, its structure aborts further DNA assembly. This inactivates ...
Hung Fan, Ross Conner, Luis Villarreal, 2011
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Prodrugs: challenges and rewards. P. 1
dihydronicotinate ester) and the sequence of events leading to the improved brain delivery of AZT. The targeting advantage is achieved by oxidation of the promoiety to the quaternary ammonium methylnicotinate salt, which is then trapped in ...
Valentino J. Stella, 2007
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SPIN
Are you doing any work in this area? We're looking at the effects of anti-cancer drugs in the mice. We may have some news soon. What about AZT? AZT doesn't work well, maybe because it's a poor anti-cancer drug, not a good one. "Cute ...
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SPIN
head of NIH, proudly announced that a trial that has been going on for "two years " had "clearly shown" that early intervention will keep AIDS at bay. Anyone who has antibodies to HIV and less than 500 T-4 cells should start taking AZT at once,  ...
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SPIN
AS THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S darling drug, AZT, slides from grace — proving to cause serious long-term toxicities and to have only a very brief beneficial effect on AIDS patients — the company that owns it is keeping a sharp ...
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SPIN
without even mentioning the fact that AZT was shown to have no beneficial effect on survival. Something is rotten, no question about it. And honest doctors in positions of authority seem to be virtually nonexistent. But not entirely. One doctor  ...
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SPIN
poorly AZT "works," but how much harm it has done. Most AZT studies have shown that AZT has a very brief, transient effect that some patients report as " beneficial." But patients typically go on to develop one or several of the complications ...
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SPIN
"If we prescribe AZT for you and you don't want it, we wonder about your competency. If we prescribe AZT to your baby and you don't give it to your baby, we could take you to court for child neglect." .-.-..' V Vo&coJifo^Jw&Juaa^^ GKEAT ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AZT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term AZT is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Return Of The Prodigal Editor: Guccione Takes Another SPIN
Or our AIDS coverage, particularly exposing the fact that AZT was more deadly than the disease, which helped transform the way the media ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
2
What Happened To The Gay Man From This 1967 Seattle Magazine?
Staunchly independent – he had been through years of AZT and he was getting tired of it. After an ear surgery he decided, that's it. He swore he ... «KUOW News and Information, Jun 15»
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Solve your problems with maths guru Professor Jordan Ellenberg
My mom was involved at every stage in the development and approval of AZT, which saved the lives of millions of people with Aids. How Not to ... «Big Issue, Jun 15»
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Közösen lép fel a szerb és a magyar rendőrség az illegális migráció …
Z. Kárpát Dániel, az ellenzéki párt frakcióvezető-helyettese hétfői budapesti sajtótájékoztatóján azt mondta: felelős kormánynak "kutya ... «Magyar Hírlap, Jun 15»
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Tongues Untied: rarely seen works chart a city's response to the …
“It was prior to the experimental drug AZT when there really wasn't any medication,” explains Moca chief curator, Helen Molesworth. “People ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Six Jewish Women We'd Like To See On The $10 Bill
Her innovative research methods later lead to the discovery of AZT, the first drug used to treat AIDS. Elion won a Nobel Prize in 1988. «Jewish Daily Forward, Jun 15»
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Antibody response found to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
Researchers analyzed data from the Women and Infants Transmission Study, a study conducted in the 1990s before the implementation of AZT ... «Healio, Jun 15»
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A place of peace
Dr. Terri Aldred, a Carrier member from the Tl'Azt'En nation, was able to move away from the violent relationships, the sex abuse survived as ... «Prince George Citizen, Jun 15»
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Long-time Vancouver medical-marijuana user defends edibles
He said he takes medicinal marijuana to ease pain he experiences as a result of nerve damage caused by a treatment called AZT that he ... «Straight.com, Jun 15»
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Civil society defends auditor general over NDDC report
Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CSOGs) has condemned the attempt by an organization, Anti-corruption Zero Tolerance (AZT) to frame the ... «Daily Trust, Jun 15»

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