antiretroviral

/ ˈæntɪˈrɛtrəʊˌvaɪrəl /

adjective

1. inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates

noun

1. any retroviral drug: used to treat diseases caused by retroviruses, such as HIV

Example Sentences

Now, antiretroviral drugs can help keep infected people healthy for many years, reducing the amount of virus in their bodies to levels too low to infect others.

From Science News

The Liberian AIDS commission is now going door-to-door to administer antiretroviral medications to known patients.

From The Daily Beast

And then came the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART.

From The Daily Beast