antiviral

Examples

• All

• The patient responded well to antiviral therapy, and post-therapy CT revealed that the mass had resolved completely.

  Academic text (2006)

• Further, Lassa can be cured with proper use of the antiviral drug ribavirin.

  Academic text (1998)

• I'm just saying that it has some antiviral properties.

  Dr. Josh Axe

• Both patients responded to antiviral treatment and recovered without complications.

  Academic text (2017)

• It's a compound that's been studied because of its antiviral properties.

  Dr. Josh Axe

• If a pandemic struck the world today, there would be another possible weapon against influenza: antiviral medicine.

  Academic text (2005)

• Her research interests include influenza viruses and mechanisms of resistance to antiviral agents.

  Academic text (2013)

• An example is the new direct-acting antiviral medicines to treat hepatitis C.

  Academic text (2016)

• Influenza outbreaks are difficult to control without the use of vaccines and antiviral drugs.

  Academic text (2015)

• Starting antiviral therapy early, within 72 hours of onset, may reduce the chance of PHN.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

V

viricidal

vsantiviral

• Specialized

9.6

Can kill or stop viruses

inhibit virus growth and reproduction rather than killing virus particles

V

virucidal

vsantiviral

• Specialized

8.8

Able to kill viruses or make them inactive

act by stopping virus replication rather than destroying particles

Antonyms

V

viral

• Specialized

61 3.2

Happening because a virus infects the body

Compounds

A

antiviral drug

• Specialized

4 3.7

A medicine that stops viruses from growing in the body

A

antiviral agent

• Specialized

1 3.5

A substance like a medicine that stops a virus growing or kills it

How Virucidal

virucide

• Specialized

8.2

disinfectant

23 3.1

antiviral

• Specialized

12 4.1

soap

266 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology