antiviral (redirected from Antiviral drugs)

an·ti·vi·ral  (nt-vrl, nt-)

adj.

1. Destroying or inhibiting the growth and reproduction of viruses.

2. Computer Science

a. Of or relating to an antivirus.

b. Eliminating or inhibiting the effectiveness of viruses.

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anti·viral n.

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antiviral [ˌæntɪˈvaɪrəl]

adj

(Medicine) inhibiting the growth of viruses

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) any antiviral drug: used to treat diseases caused by viruses, such as herpes infections and AIDS

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	antiviral - any drug that destroys viruses       antiviral agent, antiviral drug DDC, dideoxycytosine, zalcitabine - an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection DDI, didanosine, dideoxyinosine - an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection interferon - an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease protease inhibitor, PI - an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs reverse transcriptase inhibitor - an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV ribavirin, Virazole - an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections
Adj.	1.	antiviral - inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses