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HIV

noun
1.
Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus.
2.
The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells.  Synonym: human immunodeficiency virus.





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... partners Fiscal year Flag description GDP GDP - composition by sector GDP - per capita GDP - real growth rate Geographic coordinates Geography - note Government - note Government type Heliports Highways HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate HIV/AIDS - deaths HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS Household income or consumption by Illicit drugs Imports Imports - commodities Imports - partners Independence Industrial production ...
— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... virus, bacterium, bacteria. [types of viruses] DNA virus; RNA virus. [RNA viruses] rhinovirus; rhabdovirus; picornavirus. [DNA viruses] herpesvirus; cytomegalovirus, CMV; human immunodefficiency virus, HIV. V. be ill &c. adj.; ail, suffer, labor under, be affected with, complain of, have; droop, flag, languish, halt; sicken, peak, pine; gasp. keep one's bed; feign sickness &c. (falsehood) 544. lay by, lay up; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


Words linked to "HIV" :   viral infection, human immunodeficiency virus, retrovirus, virus infection


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