Definition of HIV

1. Noun. Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus.

Generic synonyms: Viral Infection, Virus Infection

2. Noun. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells.
Exact synonyms: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Generic synonyms: Retrovirus

Definition of HIV

1. Initialism. (virology) human immunodeficiency virus ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of HIV

1. A type of retrovirus (human immunodeficiency virus) that is responsible for the fatal illness acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Two strains have been identified. Type 1: the retrovirus recognised as the agent that induces AIDS. Type 2: a virus closely related to HIV-1 that also leads to immune suppression. HIV-2 is not as virulent as HIV-1 and is epidemic only in West Africa. Acronym: HIV (11 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of HIV

HGV
HG factor
HH
HHNC
HHS
HHV
HI
HI-MEMS
HIB
HID
HIDA
HIF
HIP
HIPAA
HIPs
HIV (current term)
HIV+
HIV-
HIV-1
HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
HIV-2
HIV-2 protease
HIV-2 reverse transcriptase
HIV-negative
HIV-negatives
HIV-positive
HIV-positives
HIV antibodies
HIV antigens
HIV core protein p24

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