HIV

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.

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[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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 human immunodeficiency virus 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

HIV-Virus

VIHvirus del sida

HIVHI-virus

VIH

HIV-vírus

virus HIV

ŽIV

hiv

UKIMWIvirus vinavyosababishaVVU

艾滋病病毒

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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