what does protease inhibitor mean?
PROTEASE INHIBITOR as NOUN
- Meaning
- an antiviral drug used against HIV
- interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease
- often used in combination with other drugs
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Hypernyms(s) protease inhibitor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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