Glossary

Selected words and phrases

bDNA – branched DNA. A type of viral load test.

ritonavir – a protease inhibitor (PI) that is now used boost levels of some other HIV drugs, especially other PIs.

somnolence – feeling sleepy or drowsy, especially during the day.

encephalopathy – degenerative brain function or disease

Hodgkins disease (HD) – a type of lymphoma (lymph cancer).