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单词 antiretroviral
释义

antiretroviral

adjective

an·​ti·​re·​tro·​vi·​ral ˌan-tē-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl How to pronounce antiretroviral (audio)
ˌan-tī-
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
antiretroviral drugs
antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Yet, life-saving antiretroviral drugs were largely unavailable in this region for many years. Dave Wessner, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 The City of Hope patient is reportedly the fourth patient in the world and the oldest to go into long-term remission of HIV without antiretroviral therapy (ART) for over a year after receiving stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation. Will Linendoll, ABC News, 28 July 2022 Life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) now costs as little as 20 cents a day, a sharp decline from when medication cost roughly $27 a day in the early 2000’s. Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Today, Roberts' viral load is undetectable thanks to the antiretroviral treatment Biktarvy. Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Ten million are still not receiving the life-saving antiretroviral treatment developed more than 25 years ago. Katherine Bell, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2022 Supporters hailed it as overdue legal affirmation that people receiving effective antiretroviral treatment for HIV are essentially healthy and pose no risk to others. NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022 In 1997, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, a similar situation occurred with antiretroviral medications. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 The patient opted to discontinue antiretroviral therapy 37 months after the transplant. New York Times, 15 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

antiretroviral 1 of 2

adjective

an·​ti·​ret·​ro·​vi·​ral -ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl How to pronounce antiretroviral (audio)
variants also anti-retroviral
: 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
antiretroviral therapy
see highly active antiretroviral therapy

antiretroviral

2 of 2

noun

variants also anti-retroviral
: 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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