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abbreviation

human immunodeficiency virus.See under AIDS virus.

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Words nearby HIV

Hittite, Hittitology, hit up for, hit upon, hit wicket, HIV, Hiva Oa, hive, hive bee, hive dross, hive mind

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How to use HIV in a sentence

Egypt has a comparatively low number of HIV cases compared to the rest of Africa, with just 11,000 infected people nationwide.
Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays|Bel Trew|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The following year, he developed pneumocystis pneumonia—a serious infection associated with HIV and AIDS.
The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives|Justin Jones|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some medicines, like HIV drugs, are very expensive, as most them are under brand names.
No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic|Dale Eisinger|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some organizations, like amfAR, provide vital funding for scientists who bring innovative ideas to the HIV/AIDS research field.
How You Can Help Make a More LGBT-Friendly World||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He is a lawyer for AIDS-Free World, which pushes for more active and gay-inclusive policies to combat HIV.
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile|Jay Michaelson|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An hiv I reely tae dae this wi a ma beesties gin the Germans come?
Anecdotes of the Great War|Carleton Britton Case
Hiv I no' a richt to tak' the breadth o' the street if I want it?
Erchie|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro
Th' girruls wur foriver getting shtuck on yez, an' Oi dunno what ye hiv been doin' since l'avin' Fardale.
Frank Merriwell Down South|Burt L. Standish
Nivver a bit would it do for us both to go in there, fer th' craythers moight hiv us in a thrap.
Frank Merriwell Down South|Burt L. Standish
From there he started again with his people and went upstream to Kapotake-hiv'auve.
Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber

British Dictionary definitions for HIV

HIV

abbreviation for

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

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Scientific definitions for HIV

HIV

[ āch′ī-vē′ ]

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.

Cultural definitions for HIV

HIV

[ (aych-eye-vee) ]

An abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS.