adjective
- relating to or caused by retroviruses, which are RNA viruses that reproduce by inserting their genetic material into the DNA of host cells
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- The patient was treated with retroviral therapy to suppress the HIV infection.
- Scientists studied the retroviral mechanism of gene insertion.
- Retroviral vectors are used in gene therapy research.
- The retroviral infection altered the cell’s genetic structure.
- New retroviral drugs showed promise in clinical trials.
- Researchers developed a retroviral delivery system for therapeutic genes.