Usually means: Antiretroviral medication for HIV treatment.
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  1. abacavir: Wordnik
  2. abacavir: Wiktionary
  3. Abacavir: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. abacavir: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Abacavir: Merck Manuals
  4. Abacavir: MedFriendly Glossary
  5. AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart (No longer online)
  6. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  7. abacavir: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (abacavir)

noun:  (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.

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