didanosine

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Etymology

From did(eoxy) +‎ -a- +‎ (i)nosine.

Pronunciation

Noun

didanosine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C10H12N4O3 which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.

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