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lav

  [lav]
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–noun Informal.
lavatory.
Origin:
by shortening
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LAV

 
lymphadenopathy-associated virus.
See under AIDS virus.

Origin:
1980–85

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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LAV   (ěl'ā-vē')   
n.  HIV.

[l(ymphadenopathy-)a(ssociated) v(irus).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: AIDS virus
Function: noun
: HIV

Main Entry: LAV
Pronunciation: 'el-'A-'vE
Function: noun
: HIV-1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

LAV abbr.
lymphadenopathy-associated virus

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
LAV
lymphadenopathy-associated virus
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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