zidovudine

noun
zi·​do·​vu·​dine | \ zi-ˈdō-vyü-ˌdēn How to pronounce zidovudine (audio) \

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

First Known Use of zidovudine

1987, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for zidovudine

by shortening & alteration from azidothymidine

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zidovudine

noun
zi·​do·​vu·​dine | \ zī-ˈdō-v(y)ü-ˌdēn How to pronounce zidovudine (audio) \

Medical Definition of zidovudine

: azt