HIV

American  

abbreviation

1. human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS virus

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HIV British  

abbreviation

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

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HIV Scientific  

/ āch′ī-vē′ /

1. Short for human immunodeficiency virus. Any of various strains of a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus that cause AIDS by infecting the body's immune system.

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HIV Cultural  

1. An abbreviation for h uman i mmunodeficiency v irus, the virus that causes AIDS.

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Example Sentences

According to the tribunal, the officer was undertaking a classroom-based training course in November 2024 when he "received a phone call informing him that he had been diagnosed with HIV".

From BBC

The estimates were based in part on the lifesaving effects of USAID’s past work on food security, HIV treatment, medical care and other services.

From Los Angeles Times

The cuts targeted a slate of programs aimed at tracking and curtailing HIV and other disease outbreaks, including one of California’s main early-warning systems for HIV outbreaks, state and local officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

Those cuts would also include about $1.1 million for the department’s National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Project, which is focused on detecting emerging HIV trends and preventing outbreaks.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2002, Wasserman and his then-wife flew on Epstein’s private jet as part of a trip to visit HIV/AIDS project sites in Africa with Maxwell, Epstein, former President Bill Clinton and others.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• AIDS
• acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• gonorrhea
• herpes
• syphilis
• the clap
• venereal disease