antiretroviral
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Definition of antiretroviral
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
antiretroviral drugs antiretroviral therapy
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But in the mid-1990s medical researchers, including those at the UAB Center for Aids Research, developed antiretroviral drugs that stop the virus from multiplying, reduce it to undetectable levels in the blood, and prevent passing it on to others. — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, "Providers want to find and stamp out HIV in rural Alabama," 12 Aug. 2019 The PrEP pill Truvada contains two antiretroviral medicines that block the pathways HIV uses to set up an infection. — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, "Costs, stigma keep HIV drug Truvada out of hands of those who need it most," 14 June 2019 For those who contract HIV, antiretroviral medicines offer the chance of a near-normal life. — The Economist, "Why STDs are soaring in America," 13 June 2018 The researchers used traditional antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to stop the spreading virus in the body using a process called LASER ART. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "Researchers Successfully Remove HIV from 'Humanized Mice' in 'First Step' Toward Showing It's Curable," 4 July 2019 In this therapy, antiretroviral drugs are placed in nanocrystals that travel to tissues where HIV is likely to be lying dormant. — Robert Preidt, CBS News, "In a first, scientists eliminate HIV from an animal's genome," 3 July 2019 Pakistan doesn’t have enough antiretroviral drugs to deal with the new infections, according to health officials. — Preetika Rana, WSJ, "Reused Syringes, Drips Infected Hundreds of Pakistani Children With HIV," 14 June 2019 The drugs are approved to treat adults with the most common strain of the virus and target patients who have received no prior antiretroviral treatment. — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, "Cluster of HIV cases in North Seattle prompt concern of potential outbreak," 31 Aug. 2018 Use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP—daily antiretroviral pills taken by uninfected people—during the study years jumped from 2% of the HIV-negative participants to 24%. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "A pill that protects people from HIV may also lead to more sex without condoms," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'antiretroviral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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antiretroviral
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Medical Definition of antiretroviral
(Entry 1 of 2)
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
All four drugs, which inhibit HIV protease and thus interfere with viral maturation and replication, are the most potent antiretroviral agents available to treat patients with HIV disease. — The Journal of the American Medical Association, 20 Nov. 1996 antiretroviral therapy
— see highly active antiretroviral therapy
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Medical Definition of antiretroviral (Entry 2 of 2)
: an agent effective against retroviruses
Current anti-HIV drugs, or antiretrovirals, bind to specific HIV enzymes and impede their activity.— Douglas D. Richman, Scientific American, July 1998