| NOUN | state | HIV | infection by the human immunodeficiency virus |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | HIV, human immunodeficiency virus | the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
| Meaning | infection by the human immunodeficiency virus. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | viral infection, virus infection | infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans |
| Spanish | VIH | |
| Meaning | The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | human immunodeficiency virus | |
| Broader | retrovirus | Any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA) |
| Spanish | VIH, virus de inmunodeficiencia humana | |
| Catalan | VIH | |
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