direct-acting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of direct-acting
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Hepatitis C, a slow-moving virus that can lead to liver cancer, cirrhosis and death, can now be cured in most cases with a few months of direct-acting antiviral medication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
For clinicians, Low says, that moment can’t come soon enough: “The world has been searching for a direct-acting antiviral drug for decades.”
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 6, 2021
Scientists say molnupiravir and other direct-acting agents can also be combined in therapeutic cocktails, mirroring how drugs for viral diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C are given today.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 15, 2021
Two participants in one of Sise's trials weren't cured after a single course of direct-acting antivirals, Sise acknowledged, though both were cured after a subsequent course.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2020
It is obvious that the theoretically perfect air compressor is a direct-acting one with a conical air cylinder, the base of the cone being nearest the steam cylinder.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
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