"antiretroviral" meaning in English

See antiretroviral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more antiretroviral [comparative], most antiretroviral [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + retroviral. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|retroviral}} anti- + retroviral Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiretroviral (comparative more antiretroviral, superlative most antiretroviral)
  1. (pharmacology) That combats infection by retroviruses. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects Derived forms: antiretrovirally, nonantiretroviral, preantiretroviral Translations (fighting retrovirus): հակառետրովիրուսային (hakaṙetrovirusayin) (Armenian), antirétroviral (French), antiretroviral (German), αντιρετροϊκός (antiretroïkós) (Greek), retrovirale (Italian), antirretroviral (Portuguese), antirretroviral (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-antiretroviral-en-adj-ZaVCxFZb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 47 53 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Noun

Forms: antiretrovirals [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + retroviral. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|retroviral}} anti- + retroviral Head templates: {{en-noun}} antiretroviral (plural antiretrovirals)
  1. (medicine, pharmacology) An agent that combats retroviruses. Categories (topical): Medicine, Pharmacology Translations (agent fighting retroviruses): rétroviral [masculine] (French), antirretroviral [masculine] (Portuguese), dawa ya kufubaza virusi (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-antiretroviral-en-noun-PUlFxUn9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 47 53 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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