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HIV

(āch′ī-vē′)
n.
A retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus 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).]
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HIV

abbreviation for
(Pathology) human immunodeficiency virus; the cause of AIDS. Two strains have been identified: HIV-1 and HIV-2
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HIV


n.
a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is the cause of AIDS.
[1985–90; h(uman) i(mmunodeficiency) v(irus)]
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HIV

(āch′ī-vē′)
Short for human immunodeficiency virus. The virus that causes AIDS by infecting the body's immune system.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:HIV - infection by the human immunodeficiency virus]HIV - infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
viral infection, virus infection - infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
2. HIV - the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
retrovirus - any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
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Translations
فيروس فقدان المناعه: الأيدْز
HIV
hiv
HIVHI-virus
HIV-vírus
ŽIV
UKIMWIvirus vinavyosababishaVVU

HIV

A. N ABBR =human immunodeficiency virus → VIH m
HIV positive/negative → VIH positivo/negativo
B. CPD HIV virus N → virus m VIH
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HIV

[ˌeɪtʃaɪˈviː] (=human immunodeficiency virus)
n → VIH m, HIV m
modif [infection] → par le VIH ; [test, testing] → pour le VIH
the HIV virus → le virus VIH HIV-negative, HIV-positive
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HIV

abbr of human immunodeficiency virus → HIV nt; HIV positive/negative → HIV-positiv/-negativ
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HIV

[ˌeɪtʃaɪˈviː] n abbr =human immunodeficiency virus → HIV m inv
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HIV

(ˌeitʃ ai ˈviː) abbreviation
human immunodeficiency virus; a virus that causes AIDS. MIV فيروس فقدان المناعه: الأيدْز ХИВ HIV HIV HIV-Virus hiv ο ιός που προκαλεί Έιτζ HIV HIV ويروس ايدز HIV VIA נגיף האיידס एचआईवी HIV HIV-vírus HIV HIV エイズウイルス 인체 면역 결핍 바이러스 ŽIV (žmogaus imunodeficito virusas) HIV HIV hiv-virus, aidsvirus hiv HIV دایدز وایروس ВИЧ, вирус иммунодефицита человека HIV – imunodeficienčný vírus virus HIV SIDA hiv เชื่อโรคเอดส์ bağışıklık sistemini bozan virüs 愛滋病毒(縮寫) вірус імунного дефіциту людини وہ وائرس جس سے ایڈز ہو جاتا ہے vi rút HIV 艾滋病病毒(缩写式)
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HIV

abbr human immunodeficiency virus. V. virus.
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