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HIV

noun \ˌāch-ˌī-ˈvē\

medicine : a virus that causes AIDS

Full Definition of HIV

:  either of two retroviruses 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 — compare HIV-1, HIV-2
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First Known Use of HIV

1986

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with HIV

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HIV Defined for Kids

HIV

noun \ˌāch-ˌī-ˈvē\

Definition of HIV for Kids

:  a virus that causes AIDS by destroying large numbers of cells that help the human body fight infection
Medical Dictionary

HIV

noun \ˌā-ˌchī-ˈvē\

Medical Definition of HIV

:  any of several retroviruses 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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