different between antiviral vs valganciclovir

English

Etymology

anti- +? viral

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
2. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

Alternative forms

• anti-viral

Translations

Noun

antiviral (plural antivirals)

1. (pharmacology) An antiviral medication.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ti.vi.?al/

Adjective

antiviral (feminine singular antivirale, masculine plural antiviraux, feminine plural antivirales)

1. antiviral

German

Etymology

anti- +? viral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antivi??a?l/
• Hyphenation: an?ti?vi?ral

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

1. (medicine) antiviral

Declension

Further reading

• “antiviral” in Duden online

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +? viral.

Adjective

antiviral m or f (plural antivirais, comparable)

1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Noun

antiviral m (plural antivirais)

1. (pharmacology) a drug that acts against virus infections

Romanian

Etymology

From French antiviral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ti.vi?ral/

Adjective

antiviral m or n (feminine singular antiviral?, masculine plural antivirali, feminine and neuter plural antivirale)

1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Further reading

• antiviral in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +? viral.

Adjective

antiviral (plural antivirales)

1. antiviral

   Synonym: antivírico

Further reading

• “antiviral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Val +? ganciclovir.

Noun

valganciclovir (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus infections, converted to ganciclovir inside the body by intestinal and hepatic esterases.