HIV

HIV
abbr. human immunodeficiency virus, either of two retroviruses causing Aids.

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noun
1. infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
• Hypernyms: ↑viral infection, ↑virus infection
2. the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
• Hypernyms: ↑retrovirus

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\\ˌā(ˌ)chīˈvē\ noun (-s)
Etymology: human immunodeficiency virus
: any of several retroviruses (genus Lentivirus) and especially HIV-1 that infect and destroy helper T cells of the immune system causing the marked reduction in their numbers that is diagnostic of AIDS — called also AIDS virus human immunodeficiency virus

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human immunodeficiency virus. See under AIDS virus.

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abbrev
Human immunodeficiency virus, identified in two strains, HIV-1 and HIV-2
HIV positive adjective
Carrying the virus

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HIV UK [ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː] US [ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈvi] noun [uncountable] ★
human immunodeficiency virus: a virus that can cause aids and is usually passed to someone else by having sex
Thesaurus: specific diseaseshyponym general words for illnesses, diseases and medical conditionssynonym

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HIV (no periods),
the retrovirus that causes AIDS by invading and destroying the helper T cells of the body: »

Researchers hope that their experimental vaccine will stimulate the body to produce vast numbers of killer T cells that would be able to recognize and destroy any of the variant forms of HIV (Paul Katz).

╂[< H(uman) I(mmunodeficiency) V(irus)]

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abbr. human immunodeficiency virus, a retrovirus that causes AIDS

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/ˌeıʧˌaıˈviː/ noun [noncount]
medicine : a virus that causes AIDS

The patient is HIV positive/negative.

◇ HIV is an abbreviation of “human immunodeficiency virus.”

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HIV [HIV] [ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː] [ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː] noun uncountable
the abbreviation for ‘human immunodeficiency virus ’ (the virus that can cause ↑AIDS )

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to be infected with HIV

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to be

HIV-positive/HIV-negative (= to have had a medical test which shows that you are/are not infected with HIV)
 
Example Bank:

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Blood is screened for HIV.

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If you are unsure of your HIV status, consider having a test.

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people suffering from HIV and AIDS


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