Pharmacology, Trademark. azidothymidine: an antiviral drug, manufactured from genetic materials in fish sperm or produced synthetically, used in the treatment of AIDS.
Examples from the web for AZT
Mark reminds roger to take his AZT, revealing that roger is hiv positive.
British Dictionary definitions for AZT
AZT
abbreviation
1.
azidothymidine Also called zidovudine
AZT in Medicine
AZT (ā'zē-tē') n. Azidothymidine; an antiviral drug that inhibits replication of the retrovirus that causes AIDS.
AZT in Science
AZT
(ā'zē-tē') A nucleoside analogue antiviral drug that inhibits the replication of retroviruses such as HIV by interfering with the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
AZT in Culture
AZT [(ay-zee-tee)]
A drug used in the treatment of AIDS. It does not cure the disease but does prolong the life of the patient in some cases.