antiviral
IPA: æntivˈaɪrʌɫ
noun
- (pharmacology) An antiviral medication.
adjective
- (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
- (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
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Examples of "antiviral" in Sentences
- While vaccines can be seen as great preventative measures, this antiviral is a cure.
- It's more like "antiviral" - something which most apps feel they need to be to survive these days.
- There is a magnet that can detect malaria at the flick of a switch, a flu-resistant chicken, an 'antiviral' tomato & a vaccine enhanced with the use of a laser.
- Results from 6-month follow-up of Intercell's therapeutic Hepatitis C vaccine showed statistically significant and long-term antiviral effect in Phase II patients
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- Identification of virus − host interactions has provided information on how HIV evades the host's immune system by impairing lymphocyte function, by constantly changing and by hiding its genome in the host lymphocyte DNA, making its eradication in the infected host difficult even after long-term antiviral treatment.
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