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Definition of antiretroviral adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

antiretroviral

adjective

/ˌæntiˌretrəʊˈvaɪrəl/

/ˌæntiˌretrəʊˈvaɪrəl/,

/ˌæntaɪˌretrəʊˈvaɪrəl/

(medical)

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designed to stop viruses such as HIV damaging the body
- antiretroviral drugs
- Antiretroviral drugs are the only way to treat HIV.
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