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human immunodeficiency virus 2

human immunodeficiency virus 2 noun: a subtype of HIV, not widely recognized outside of Africa, related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey.

Noun

human immunodeficiency virus 2 (uncountable)

  1. A subtype of HIV, not widely recognized outside of Africa, related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey.

Forms of human immunodeficiency virus 2

alternative formHIV-2

Questions about human immunodeficiency virus 2

What does human immunodeficiency virus 2 mean?
Human immunodeficiency virus 2 means a subtype of HIV, not widely recognized outside of Africa, related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey.
What part of speech is human immunodeficiency virus 2?
Human immunodeficiency virus 2 is a noun.

Words near human immunodeficiency virus 2 in the dictionary

  1. human hand
  2. human immune deficiency virus
  3. human immune deficiency viruses
  4. human immunodeficiency virus
  5. human immunodeficiency virus 1
  6. human immunodeficiency virus 2
  7. human immunodeficiency viruses
  8. human insulin
  9. human insulins
  10. human intelligence
  11. human interest

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