simian immunodeficiency virus
English edit
Noun edit
simian immunodeficiency virus (plural simian immunodeficiency viruses)
- (virology) A species of retrovirus that causes persistent infections in several species of African non-human primates.
- Hypernyms: retrovirus; virus
- Coordinate terms: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus
Alternative forms edit
- SIV (initialism)