drug resistant (HIV) – HIV that is harder to treat because of genetic changes.
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steatosis – fatty liver. Build up of fat in the liver. Steatosis worsens liver damage and makes hepatitis C harder to treat.
entry inhibitor (EI) – class of anti-HIV drug.
encephalopathy – degenerative brain function or disease
amniocentesis – test in which cells around a fetus are removed and examined to detect genetic abnormalities