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REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("reverse transcriptase inhibitor" is a kind of...):
antiviral; antiviral agent; antiviral drug (any drug that destroys viruses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reverse transcriptase inhibitor"):
NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs)
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)
Context examples:
A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine.
(Didanosine, NCI Thesaurus)
A next-generation, pyrazole non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
(Lersivirine, NCI Thesaurus)
A benzodiazepine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
(Nevirapine, NCI Thesaurus)
A thiocarboxanilide non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
(N-(4-Chloro-3-((3-Methyl-2-Butenyl)Oxy)Phenyl)-2-Methyl-3-Furancarbothioamide, NCI Thesaurus)
A diarylpyrimidine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
(Dapivirine, NCI Thesaurus)
A cytidine analogue and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) with anti-HIV activity.
(Apricitabine, NCI Thesaurus)
A dipivoxil formulation of adefovir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(Adefovir Dipivoxil, NCI Thesaurus)
A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of cytosine.
(Dexelvucitabine, NCI Thesaurus)
A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of guanosine.
(Abacavir, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
(Delavirdine, NCI Thesaurus)
