dideoxyinosine

 
Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪdɪɒksɪˈɪnəʊsiːn/
(abbreviation: DDI or ddI)

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a drug which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analogue of a purine nucleoside.

Origin:

1970s: from di-1 'two' + deoxy- (in the sense 'that has lost oxygen') + inosine