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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

causal agent, cause, causal agency go
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

agent go
a substance that exerts some force or effect

drug go
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug go
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug go
any drug that destroys viruses

reverse transcriptase inhibitor go
an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTI
an antiviral drug used against HIV

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zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT go
an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS
lamivudine, 3TC go
a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV