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human immunodeficiency virus

noun

the full name for HIV

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Words nearby human immunodeficiency virus

human genetics, Human Genome Project, human geography, human growth hormone, humanics, human immunodeficiency virus, human insulin, human interest, human-interest story, humanism, humanist
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Medical definitions for human immunodeficiency virus

human immunodeficiency virus

n.

HIV.
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Scientific definitions for human immunodeficiency virus

human immunodeficiency virus

See HIV.
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