simian immunodeficiency virus
English
editNoun
editsimian 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)