antiretroviral
adj.
of or pertaining to a substance that suppresses or inhibits the activity of a retrovirus (such as HIV)
n.
substance that suppresses or inhibits the activity of a retrovirus (such as HIV)
Antiretroviral drug
Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by
retroviruses, primarily
HIV. Different classes of antiretroviral drugs act at different stages of the HIV life cycle. Combination of several (typically three or four) antiretroviral drugs is known as Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART).
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antiretroviral therapy
Treatment with drugs that inhibit the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other types of retroviruses to multiply in the body.