Antiretroviral
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antiretroviral is an adjective meaning (pharmacology) That combats infection by retroviruses.
Meaning
(pharmacology) That combats infection by retroviruses.
More Meanings
- (medicine, pharmacology) An agent that combats retroviruses.
Example Sentences
Begun in 2003 and covering some 50 countries, Pepfar has saved the lives of an estimated 13m people living with HIV-Aids, mostly in Africa, by providing them with antiretroviral drugs.
Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.
Word Forms
- antiretrovirals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiviral, anti-viral, retroviral, art, anti-virus, antituberculosis.
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