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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A protease-inhibiting drug usually used in combination with other drugs to suppress the replication of HIV.

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  • noun pharmacology An anti-retroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in to treat HIV infected patients.

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  • noun a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[rito-, of unknown origin + -navir, protease inhibitor suff. (from saquinavir).]

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