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human immune deficiency virus

human immune deficiency virus is the alternative form of human immunodeficiency virus.

Meaning of human immunodeficiency virus

Noun

human immunodeficiency virus (plural human immunodeficiency viruses)

  1. Either of the two species of retroviruses that infect cells in the human immune system and can potentially lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
    Synonyms:
    HIV, AIDS virus, HIV virus, house in Virginia, human T-lymphotropic virus III, HTLV-III, lymphadenopathy-associated virus, LAV

Forms of human immune deficiency virus

pluralhuman immune deficiency viruses

Questions about human immune deficiency virus

What is human immune deficiency virus the alternative form of?
Human immune deficiency virus is the alternative form of human immunodeficiency virus.

Words near human immune deficiency virus in the dictionary

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  6. human immune deficiency virus
  7. human immune deficiency viruses
  8. human immunodeficiency virus
  9. human immunodeficiency virus 1
  10. human immunodeficiency virus 2
  11. human immunodeficiency viruses

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