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antiviral

/ˌæntiˈvaɪrəl/adjective

उच्चारण ऐन्टिवाइरल

विषाणु-रोधी, एंटीवायरल

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun] medical

    (of a drug or treatment) used to treat infections caused by viruses

    विषाणु-रोधी, एंटीवायरल

    • Doctors gave him antiviral drugs to treat the infection.
    • antiviral treatment
noun
  1. 1

    [C] medical

    a drug used to treat infections caused by viruses

    विषाणु-रोधी दवा, एंटीवायरल दवा

    • Antivirals work best when taken early in the illness.
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virus nounviral adjective
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Do not confuse antiviral drugs, which act against viruses, and antibiotics, which act against bacteria and do not work on viruses.

Antiviral दवाओं को, जो viruses के विरुद्ध काम करती हैं, antibiotics से confuse न करें, जो bacteria के विरुद्ध काम करते हैं और viruses पर असर नहीं करते।