different between zidovudine vs azidothymidine

English

Alternative forms

• azidothymidine, AZT (American)

Etymology

Alteration of azidothymidine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /z??d?v.j?.di?n/, /z??d??.vj?.di?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /z??do?.vj??din/, /za??do?.vj??din/

Noun

zidovudine (countable and uncountable, plural zidovudines) (abbreviated ZDV)

1. (pharmacology) A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (such as HIV) and was first approved for the treatment of AIDS.

Translations

Derived terms

• -vudine (“antineoplastic; antiviral”)

References

• “zidovudine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “AZT”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

From azido- +? thymidine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?e?.z?d.??????.m?.di?n/, /e??z??.d??????.m?.di?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??z?d.o???a?.m??din/

Noun

azidothymidine (countable and uncountable, plural azidothymidines) (abbreviated AZT)

1. (pharmacology) Synonym of zidovudine.