antiretroviral
adjective
an·ti·re·tro·vi·ral
ˌan-tē-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl 
ˌan-tī-
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
antiretroviral drugs
antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
noun
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Roger Shapiro, an infectious-disease researcher, fired half of a research team in Botswana that has been studying the use of HIV antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Equality California had championed both SB 418 and Assembly Bill 554, which would have required providers to cover antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV and AIDS.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
More than 80% of those living with HIV had been receiving antiretroviral (ARV) medications before this year.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Last year alone, government figures show that PEPFAR provided 20.6 million people with life-saving HIV medicines, called antiretroviral therapy.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Equality California had championed both SB 418 and Assembly Bill 554, which would have required providers to cover antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV and AIDS.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
More than 80% of those living with HIV had been receiving antiretroviral (ARV) medications before this year.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Last year alone, government figures show that PEPFAR provided 20.6 million people with life-saving HIV medicines, called antiretroviral therapy.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antiretroviral
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“Antiretroviral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiretroviral. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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antiretroviral
1 of 2 adjective
an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral
-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl
variants
also
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
All four drugs, which inhibit HIV protease and thus interfere with viral maturation and replication, are the most potent antiretroviral agents available to treat patients with HIV disease.—The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Associationantiretroviral therapy
see highly active antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
2 of 2 noun
variants
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: an agent effective against retroviruses
Current anti-HIV drugs, or antiretrovirals, bind to specific HIV enzymes and impede their activity.—Douglas D. Richman, Scientific American
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