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Antiretroviral vs Retroviral - What's the difference?

antiretroviral | retroviral | Derived terms |

Retroviral is a derived term of antiretroviral.



As adjectives the difference between antiretroviral and retroviral

is that antiretroviral is that combats infection by retroviruses while retroviral is of or pertaining to a retrovirus.

As a noun antiretroviral

is an agent that combats retroviruses.

antiretroviral

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That combats infection by retroviruses

    • Noun

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

    • retroviral

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a retrovirus

    • Derived terms

    *antiretroviral