English > antiviral: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | Any drug that destroys viruses. |
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| Synonyms | antiviral agent, antiviral drug |
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| Narrower | dideoxycytosine, ddC, DDC, zalcitabine | An antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection |
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| dideoxyinosine, ddI, DDI, didanosine | An antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection |
| interferon | An antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus |
| protease inhibitor, PI | An antiviral drug used against HIV |
| reverse transcriptase inhibitor | An antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV |
| ribavirin, Virazole | An inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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| Spanish | antiviral |
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| Catalan | antiviral, antivíric |
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| Adjectives | antiviral | inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses |
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