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stavudine

noun
stav·​u·​dine | \ ˈstav-yü-ˌdēn How to pronounce stavudine (audio) \

Definition of stavudine

: a synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C10H12N2O4 that is an analog of thymidine and is administered orally in the treatment of HIV infection : d4t

Examples of stavudine in a Sentence

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 The three drugs in question—stavudine, lamivudine, and nevirapine—were made by three different multinational drug companies. — Katherine Eban, Quartz India, "How an Indian tycoon fought Big Pharma to sell AIDS drugs for $1 a day," 15 July 2019

First Known Use of stavudine

1992, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for stavudine

sta- (of unknown origin) + -vudine (as in zidovudine)

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stavudine

noun
stav·​u·​dine | \ ˈstav-yü-ˌdēn How to pronounce stavudine (audio) \

Medical Definition of stavudine

: a synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C10H12N2O4 that is an analog of thymidine and is administered orally in the treatment of HIV infection

— called also d4T

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