emtricitabine
English
Etymology
From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).
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Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛm.tɹɪˈsaɪ.təˌbin/
Noun
emtricitabine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C8H10FN3O3S (trademarks Atripla, Complera, Emtriva, Stribild, Truvada) administered orally typically in conjunction with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection.
References
- “emtricitabine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary