Source Word
abacavir
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
uncountable
(pharmacology)
An
antiretroviral
drug
(trademark
Ziagen)
taken
orally
in
the
form
of
its
sulfate
(C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄
in
combination
with
other
antiretroviral
drugs
to
treat
HIV
infections.
It
is
a
synthetic
nucleoside
analog
that
acts
by
inhibiting
reverse
transcriptase.
It
causes
potentially
serious
hypersensitivity
reactions
in
a
small
percentage
of
patients.
Japanese Meaning
HIV感染症治療のための抗レトロウイルス薬。経口投与され、合成ヌクレオシド類似体として逆転写酵素を阻害する作用を持ち、他の抗レトロウイルス薬との併用療法に用いられる。まれに重篤な過敏反応を引き起こす可能性がある。
Sense（1）
(pharmacology)
An
antiretroviral
drug
(trademark
Ziagen)
taken
orally
in
the
form
of
its
sulfate
(C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄
in
combination
with
other
antiretroviral
drugs
to
treat
HIV
infections.
It
is
a
synthetic
nucleoside
analog
that
acts
by
inhibiting
reverse
transcriptase.
It
causes
potentially
serious
hypersensitivity
reactions
in
a
small
percentage
of
patients.
（ abbreviation ）
