MedicalTerminology DB
Treatments & Supportive Care Infectious Diseases

antiretroviral therapy

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1 Definition of antiretroviral therapy

Meaning of antiretroviral therapy: Treatment with drugs that inhibit the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other types of retroviruses to multiply in the body.

Treatment with drugs that inhibit the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other types of retroviruses to multiply in the body.

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