highly active antiretroviral therapy
nounMedical Definition of highly active antiretroviral therapy
: the use of a combination of antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of HIV infection
Note:
Highly active antiretroviral therapy typically involves the use of three or more antiretroviral drugs from at least two different classes (such as reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors). — called also
HAART
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