antiretroviral

/ ˈæntɪˈrɛtrəʊˌvaɪrəl /

adjective

1. inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates

noun

1. any retroviral drug: used to treat diseases caused by retroviruses, such as HIV

Example Sentences

Even though HIV can be managed effectively throughout the world with antiretroviral therapy, or ART, the disease still doesn't have an accessible cure.

From Science Daily

About two-thirds of those infected with HIV in the 1980s developed Aids and died before modern antiretroviral drugs became available.

From BBC

About half of those infected with HIV died of an Aids-related illness before life-saving antiretroviral drugs became available.

From BBC

About two-thirds of those infected with HIV in the 1980s developed Aids and died before modern antiretroviral drugs became available.

From BBC

About half of those infected with HIV died of an Aids-related illness before life-saving antiretroviral drugs became available.

From BBC