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azole
azonal
azoospermia
Azores
azotemia
azotic
azotobacter
Azov, Sea of
AZT
Aztec
Aztec-Tanoan
aztreonam
azuki bean
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AZT
AZT


noun 
Definition:
 
AIDS treatment drug: an antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS. It works by inhibiting the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which the AIDS virus requires to reproduce.
Full form  azidothymidine
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