nuke – a common term for NRTI
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
ARV – a drug that works against a retrovirus, eg treatment for HIV. See: antiretroviral.
decimal fraction – a fraction turned into a number by dividing the top part by the bottom part. For example, the decimal fraction for 3/5 is 0.6.
median (average) – where the results are all arranged in numerical order and the middle of the range is taken as the (median) average. See mean.
antibiotic – drug used to treat bacterial infections. Sometimes they work against other kinds of infection.