antiviral
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3.8
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈvaɪrəl/
- Specialized
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antiviral
- Suppressive therapy with a clinically proven herpes antiviral reduces asymptomatic shedding by about 95% and reduces transmission by about 50%.
- get some antivirals
- two antivirals
- take antivirals
Will this virus become eventually resistant to this antiviral?
- Will this virus become eventually resistant to this antiviral?
- So This is why a lot of the antivirals failed because they use too late.
- Yeah, we've just done, we've just made a anti influenza molecule and some antivirals.
- There are so many out there that are actually antivirals that will in fact actually help and go and kill the virus.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed an antiviral to help treat her viral infection.
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It's called Zadimovir, and it's an antiviral that binds to the neuraminidase protein of the influenza virus.
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We'll talk about the new COVID antiviral pills and how he says at home testing can put an end to this pandemic.
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There are so many out there that are actually antivirals that will in fact actually help and go and kill the virus.
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With none of the antivirals taking effect, we're already living on borrowed time.
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We both know none of the antivirals we've got are going to pull these people through.
Fiction book (1993) -
Yet some top flu researchers are deeply skeptical of both flu vaccines and antivirals.
Blog text (13) -
Although there is no data for H5N1, it is assumed that antivirals would also prevent H5N1 infection if taken before exposure.
Academic text (2005) -
AZT, it turned out, had made his bones brittle, and so Dr. Santos discontinued Eric's antivirals while his fractured arm had time to heal.
Fiction book (1999) -
Research shows that this new antiviral can effectively reduce symptoms of the flu.
Synonyms
4
3.7
A medicine that stops viruses from growing in the body
1
3.5
A substance like a medicine that stops a virus growing or kills it
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.5
A substance like a medicine that stops a virus growing or kills it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word antiviral is made of anti- 'against' and viral from virus, and like in antibiotic it names a drug that works against viruses to stop infection.