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Definition of Antiviral
1. Noun. Any drug that destroys viruses.
Specialized synonyms: Ddc, Dideoxycytosine, Zalcitabine, Ddi, Didanosine, Dideoxyinosine, Interferon, Pi, Protease Inhibitor, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, Ribavirin, Virazole
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
2. Adjective. Inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses.
Definition of Antiviral
1. Adjective. (medicine) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus. ¹
2. Adjective. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antiviral
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Antiviral
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiviral
Literary usage of Antiviral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"THE EXTRA-NEURAL PHASE OF INFECTION WITH EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS IN THE
MOUSE AND GUINEA-PIG IN RELATION TO THE antiviral EFFECT OF MEPACRINE By E. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"An antiviral serum component is found in mice treated orally with ... To determine
the antiviral activity of the serum samples collected by orbital bleeding ..."
3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"It has been previously shown that the development of the antiviral state in cells
treated ... Thus in both the human and mouse systems, detectable antiviral ..."
4. Hypochondriac's Guide to Tamiflu (Oseltamvir) for Bird Flu: Public by W Frederick Zimmerman (2006)
"Please send one copy to the Division of antiviral Drug Products and two copies
of both the promotional materials and the package insert directly to: ..."