Protease Inhibitor
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| Protease Inhibitor | |
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| Term | Protease Inhibitor |
| Short definition | Protease Inhibitor - (pronounced) (PROH-tee-ays in-HIH-bih-ter) A compound that interferes with the ability of certain enzymes to break down proteins. Some protease inhibitors can stop a virus from making copies of itself (such as AIDS virus protease inhibitors), and some can stop cancer cells from spreading |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Protease Inhibitor - (pronounced) (PROH-tee-ays in-HIH-bih-ter) A compound that interferes with the ability of certain enzymes to break down proteins. Some protease inhibitors can stop a virus from making copies of itself (such as AIDS virus protease inhibitors), and some can stop cancer cells from spreading
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