Meaning Of The Word HIV

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HIV
HIV is a virus which reduces people's resistance to illness and can cause AIDS. HIV is an abbreviation for 'human immunodeficiency virus'.

HIV in American English
either of two retroviruses that infect human T cells and cause AIDS
abbreviation: human immunodeficiency virus

HIV in British English
abbreviation for: human immunodeficiency virus; the cause of AIDS. Two strains have been identified: HIV-1 and HIV-2

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