1. an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs; [syn: protease inhibitor, PI]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
protease inhibitor
n 1: an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV
replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often
used in combination with other drugs [syn: protease
inhibitor, PI]