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Definition of HIV

1. Noun. Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus.

2. Noun. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells.

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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