antiviral

Adjective
  1. Inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses (synset 302616370)
Noun
  1. Any drug that destroys viruses (synset 102728292)
    is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: antiviral agent, antiviral drug

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