human immunodeficiency virus

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human immunodeficiency virus (plural human immunodeficiency viruses)

  1. (virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.
    Synonyms: HIV (initialism), house in Virginia (euphemism), AIDS virus (informal)
    Hypernyms: retrovirus; virus
    Hyponyms: HIV-1, HIV-2, human immunodeficiency virus 1, human immunodeficiency virus 2
    Coordinate terms: SIV, simian immunodeficiency virus

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