didanosine
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From did(eoxy) + -a- + (i)nosine.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈdan.əʊ.siːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈdæn.əˌsin/
Noun edit
didanosine (uncountable)
- (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.
References edit
- “dideoxyinosine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ddI”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.