often all capitalized
: a synthetic nucleoside C10H12N4O3 having properties and uses similar to those of ddC

called also didanosine

Word History

Etymology

di- + deoxy + inosine, a nucleoside

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ddI was in 1988

Dictionary Entries Near ddI

Cite this Entry

“DdI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ddI. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

ddI

noun
often all capitalized
: a synthetic nucleoside analog C10H12N4O3 having properties and uses similar to those of ddC

called also didanosine, dideoxyinosine

see videx
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