Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retrovir

1 sense of retrovir

Sense 1
zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT -- (an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow)
       => nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTI -- (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)