antiretroviral
adjective
an·ti·re·tro·vi·ral
ˌan-tē-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl 
ˌan-tī-
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
antiretroviral drugs
antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
noun
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Once a death sentence, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can now be managed with antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2023, more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children, were on antiretroviral therapy with help from the program, and almost 2 million were newly enrolled on pre-exposure preventative medications.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2006, sub-Saharan Africa finally began to see effective antiretroviral therapies for HIV take hold.
—Adia Benton, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Limo also works as an advocate for better antiretroviral therapy, especially for children.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2023, more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children, were on antiretroviral therapy with help from the program, and almost 2 million were newly enrolled on pre-exposure preventative medications.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2006, sub-Saharan Africa finally began to see effective antiretroviral therapies for HIV take hold.
—Adia Benton, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Limo also works as an advocate for better antiretroviral therapy, especially for children.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for antiretroviral
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“Antiretroviral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiretroviral. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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antiretroviral
1 of 2 adjective
an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral
-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl
variants
also
: 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
The Journal of the American Medical Associationantiretroviral therapy
see highly active antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
2 of 2 noun
variants
also
: 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
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