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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

causal agent, cause, causal agency go
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

agent go
a substance that exerts some force or effect

drug go
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug go
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug
any drug that destroys viruses

noun.artifact

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dideoxycytosine, ddC, DDC, zalcitabine go
an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
dideoxyinosine, ddI, DDI, didanosine go
an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
interferon go
an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus
protease inhibitor, PI go
an antiviral drug used against HIV
reverse transcriptase inhibitor go
an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV
ribavirin, Virazole go
an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections