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noun Pharmacology.
a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
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Origin of protease inhibitor
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby protease inhibitor
protasis, protea, protean, Proteas, protease, protease inhibitor, protease inhibitors, protect, protectant, protected sex, protectee
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How to use protease inhibitor in a sentence
The most heralded one in the pipeline is Pfizer’s Paxlovid, a protease inhibitor — which means it blocks an enzyme needed for viral replication.
Omicron is here. What are your treatment options if you get Covid-19?|Kelsey Piper|December 20, 2021|VoxHydroxychloroquine and the protease inhibitors don’t work—but dexamethasone significantly reduces mortality among hospitalized patients.
British Dictionary definitions for protease inhibitor
protease inhibitor
noun
any one of a class of antiviral drugs that impair the growth and replication of HIV by inhibiting the action of protease produced by the virus: used in the treatment of AIDS
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