-vudine

English

Etymology

From zidovudine.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-vudine

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of antineoplastics and antivirals of the zidovudine type
    lamivudine, stavudine, telbivudine

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -vudine
alovudine
brivudine
clevudine
lamivudine
sorivudine
stavudine
telbivudine

References

  • The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

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