antiretroviral

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antiretroviral

adjective more antiretroviral · most antiretroviral

  1. That combats infection by retroviruses. Begun in 2003 and covering some 50 countries, Pepfar has saved the lives of an estimated 13m people living with HIV-Aids, mostly in Africa, by providing them with antiretroviral drugs.

noun antiretrovirals

  1. An agent that combats retroviruses. Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.

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adj fighting retrovirus

Españolantirretroviral
Portuguêsantirretroviral
Françaisantirétroviral
Deutschantiretroviral
Italianoretrovirale
Ελληνικάαντιρετροϊκός antiretroïkós

noun agent fighting retroviruses

Kiswahilidawa ya kufubaza virusi
Portuguêsantirretroviral
Françaisrétroviral

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@misc{antiretroviral_2026,
  title = {antiretroviral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antiretroviral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}