CCR5 inhibitor – type of HIV drug (an entry inhibitor) that blocks HIV from getting into a CD4 cell. CCR5 is a co-receptor on the surface of a CD4 cell that HIV uses to attach itself to the cell. CCR5 inhibitors block that process. Maraviroc is currently the only approved CCR5 inhibitor.
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thrombocytopenia – a low platelet count (platelets help stop bleeding by clotting blood).
bradycardia is when the heart beats too slowly.
tachycardia refers to when the heart beats too fast.
See: arrhythmia
cervical smear – test to look for abnormal cells in the cervix and uterus.
primary HIV infection (PHI) – early infection (usually first six months with after HIV infection). Sometimes called acute infection.