stavudine

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English

Chemical structure of stavudine
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Etymology

From +‎ -vudine (zidovudine derivative).

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Pronunciation

Noun

stavudine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C10H12N2O4 that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection.
    Synonyms: dideoxy-4-thymidine, d4T

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