antiviral

adj.

1. Destroying or inhibiting the growth and reproduction of viruses.
2. Computer Science.
   1. Of or relating to an antivirus.
   2. Eliminating or inhibiting the effectiveness of viruses.

antiviral an'ti·vi'ral n.

1. effective against viruses.
2. an agent effective against viruses.

• a. drugs — may be useful in early stages of some virus infections or to prevent recurrences or reactivation in chronic infections. Most drugs exert their effects only during certain stages of viral replication and many are relatively toxic for the host when used systemically. In general, chemotherapy of virus infections in animals is uncommon with limited applications, mainly in topical treatment of ophthalmic infections. Examples are idoxuridine, vidarabine, amantadine hydrochloride, acyclovir, ribavirin.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - antivirus-

Nederlands (Dutch)
antiviraal

Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) antiviral

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gegen Viren wirkend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αντιτοξικός

Italiano (Italian)
antivirale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - antiviral (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
противовирусный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - antiviral, antivirulento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - antiviral

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抗滤过性病原体的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 抗濾過性病原體的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 항바이러스성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 抗ウイルスの
n. - 抗ウイルス物質

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مضاد للفيروسات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נגד-נגיפי‬

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