antiviral

• Inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses (synset 302616370)

• Any drug that destroys viruses (synset 102728292)
  hypernym: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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  • ddc, dideoxycytosine, zalcitabine - an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
  • ddi, didanosine, dideoxyinosine - an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
  • interferon - an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus
  • pi, protease inhibitor - an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs
  • 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
  synonym: antiviral agent, antiviral drug

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