lentivirus

American  

[len-tuh-vahy-ruhs] / ˈlɛn təˌvaɪ rəs /

noun

plural

lentiviruses

1. any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.

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lentivirus British  

/ ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs /

noun

1. any of a group of slowly acting viruses that includes the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS

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Etymology

Origin of lentivirus

lenti(cular) + virus

Example Sentences

In 2025 my company, Umoja Biopharma, treated leukemia and lymphoma patients using an in vivo lentivirus.

From The Wall Street Journal

The researchers randomly disrupted genes by developing a method to introduce a collection of genetic tools in lentivirus into testicular cells in testes at high efficiency.

From Science Daily

The researchers then used a lentivirus to insert DNA into microglial cells at the site of the injury.

From Science Daily

Bluebird researchers and others say the issue may not arise for other gene therapies that rely on the same type of virus, known as a lentivirus, because of a unique feature of the version used for the halted trial.

From Science Magazine

Another type of gene-delivering virus, or vector, has been implicated in cancers in clinical trials, but never a lentivirus.

From Science Magazine