lamivudine

English

Chemical structure of lamivudine

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -vudine (“zidovudine derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ləˈmɪv.jəˌdin/

Noun

lamivudine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine (C₈H₁₁N₃O₃S) that is taken orally in the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.

References

• “lamivudine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.