Taber's Medical Dictionary
antiviral
(ant″i-vi′răl )
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1. Opposing the action of a virus.
2. A drug used to treat viral infections. Examples of antiviral drugs include acyclovir or famciclovir (for herpes simplex virus infections), oseltamavir (for influenza virus infection), sofosbuvir (for hepatitis C viral infection), and emtricitabine or tenofovir (for HIV infection).
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Antiviral." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769247/0/antiviral.
Antiviral. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769247/0/antiviral. Accessed April 22, 2026.
Antiviral. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769247/0/antiviral
Antiviral [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769247/0/antiviral.
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