Lamivudine is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lamivudine in a sentence
Lamivudine meaning
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.
Synonyms of Lamivudine
Using Lamivudine
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: 3tc, nrti.
Context around Lamivudine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lamivudine
- In this selection, "lamivudine" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, resistant stand out and add context to how "lamivudine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include both in lamivudine resistant patients and drug called lamivudine is currently. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lamivudine" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lamivudine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is preferred to adefovir both in lamivudine-resistant patients and as initial treatment since it is both more potent and less likely to develop resistance. (26 words)
Lamivudine as a single treatment is contraindicated in patients coinfected with HIV, as resistance develops rapidly, but it can be used as part of a multidrug regimen. (27 words)
The anti-retroviral drug called Lamivudine is currently in short supply globally and this has affected ARVs that contain this ingredient, Deputy Director General for Health Regulation and Compliance Dr Anban Pillay told Health-e News. (36 words)
The anti-retroviral drug called Lamivudine is currently in short supply globally and this has affected ARVs that contain this ingredient, Deputy Director General for Health Regulation and Compliance Dr Anban Pillay told Health-e News. (36 words)
Lamivudine as a single treatment is contraindicated in patients coinfected with HIV, as resistance develops rapidly, but it can be used as part of a multidrug regimen. (27 words)
It is preferred to adefovir both in lamivudine-resistant patients and as initial treatment since it is both more potent and less likely to develop resistance. (26 words)
Example sentences (3)
The anti-retroviral drug called Lamivudine is currently in short supply globally and this has affected ARVs that contain this ingredient, Deputy Director General for Health Regulation and Compliance Dr Anban Pillay told Health-e News.
It is preferred to adefovir both in lamivudine-resistant patients and as initial treatment since it is both more potent and less likely to develop resistance.
Lamivudine as a single treatment is contraindicated in patients coinfected with HIV, as resistance develops rapidly, but it can be used as part of a multidrug regimen.