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/ˈstæv.jəˌdin/ · noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection..
Use stavudine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stavudine means (pharmacology) A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection..
Common synonyms include dideoxy-4-thymidine, d4T.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use stavudine where its definition matches the intended context.
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