Associations to the word «Hiv»

Wiktionary

HIV, noun. (virology) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus.
HIV NEGATIVE, adjective. Not infected by the HIV virus
HIV POSITIVE, adjective. Infected by the HIV virus
HIV VIRUS, noun. (virology) A common (but pleonastic) variant form of the initialism HIV.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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