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AIDS virus
–noun
| a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV), human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3), and AIDS-related virus (ARV), the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee. |
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HIV (āch'ī-vē')  n. A retrovirus that causes AIDS by infecting helper T cells of the immune system. The most common serotype, HIV-1, is distributed worldwide, while HIV-2 is primarily confined to West Africa. [h(uman) i(mmunodeficiency) v(irus).] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Language Translation for : HIV
Spanish:
HIV,
German:
HIV-Virus,
Japanese:
エイズウイルス
HIV
1986, acronym from "human immunodeficiency virus," name for either of the two viruses that cause AIDS.
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Main Entry: HIV
Pronunciation: "A-"chI-'vE
Function: noun
: any of several retroviruses and especially HIV-1 that infect and destroy helper T cells of theimmune system causing the marked reduction in their numbers that is diagnostic of AIDS called also AIDS virus, human immunodeficiency virus
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HIV (āch'ī-vē')
n.
Human immunodeficiency virus; a cytopathic retrovirus that is the cause of AIDS. Also called AIDS-related virus, human T-cell leukemia virus type III, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type III, lymphadenopathy-associated virus.
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| HIV (āch'ī-vē') Pronunciation Key
Short for human immunodeficiency virus. Any of various strains of a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus that cause AIDS by infecting the body's immune system. |
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| HIV human immunodeficiency virus |
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