Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Terapia antiretrovírica
Antiretroviral therapy (AN-tee-REH-troh-VY-rul THAYR-uh-pee)
Treatment with drugs that inhibit the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other types of retroviruses to multiply in the body.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.