HyperDic: hiv

English > 2 senses of the word HIV:
NOUNstateHIVinfection by the human immunodeficiency virus
animalHIV, human immunodeficiency virusthe virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
English > HIV: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaninginfection by the human immunodeficiency virus.
Broaderviral infection, virus infectioninfection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
SpanishVIH
English > HIV: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningThe virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells.
Synonymhuman immunodeficiency virus
BroaderretrovirusAny of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)
SpanishVIH, virus de inmunodeficiencia humana
CatalanVIH

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