🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

एंटीवायरल

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eṇṭīvāiral

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Antiviral/ˌæn.tiˈvaɪ.rəl/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"डॉक्टर ने फ्लू के इलाज के लिए एंटीवायरल दवा लिखी।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing a substance that inhibits the growth or replication of viruses.

    "The doctor prescribed an antiviral medication to treat the patient's flu."
As noun
  1. 1

    A drug or treatment that combats viral infections.

    "Antivirals are essential in managing outbreaks of diseases like HIV and influenza."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'antiviral' is derived from the prefix 'anti-', meaning 'against', and 'viral', which comes from the Latin 'virus', meaning 'poison' or 'slimy liquid'. It emerged in the mid-20th century as medical science began to develop treatments targeting viruses specifically.

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