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Antiviral vs Antiretroviral - What's the difference?

antiviral | antiretroviral |

As adjectives the difference between antiviral and antiretroviral

is that antiviral is inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus while antiretroviral is that combats infection by retroviruses.

As a noun antiretroviral is

an agent that combats retroviruses.

antiviral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
  • (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

    • antiretroviral

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That combats infection by retroviruses

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, pharmacology) An agent that combats retroviruses.