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antiretroviral en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -al English viral English retroviral English antiretroviral From anti- + retroviral.

Meanings

1. That combats infection by retroviruses.
   • Begun in 2003 and covering some 50 countries, Pepfar has saved the lives of an estimated 13m people living with HIV-Aids, mostly in Africa, by providing them with antiretroviral drugs. 2019 July 17, David Pilling, “Why George W Bush is Africa’s favourite US president”, in Financial Times:

Forms

Deriveds

nonantiretroviral · preantiretroviral · antiretrovirally

Translations (7)

el αντιρετροϊκός (fighting retrovirus) · fr antirétroviral (fighting retrovirus) · hy հակառետրովիրուսային (fighting retrovirus) · it retrovirale (fighting retrovirus) · de antiretroviral (fighting retrovirus) · es antirretroviral (fighting retrovirus) · pt antirretroviral (fighting retrovirus)

antiretroviral en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -al English viral English retroviral English antiretroviral From anti- + retroviral.

Meanings

1. An agent that combats retroviruses.
   • Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic. 2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Translations (3)

sw dawa ya kufubaza virusi (agent fighting retroviruses) · fr rétroviral (agent fighting retroviruses) · pt antirretroviral (agent fighting retroviruses)