lentivirus

[ len-tuh-vahy-ruh s ]

/ ˈlɛn təˌvaɪ rəs /

noun, plural len·ti·vi·rus·es.

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

Nearby words

lentigo, lentil, lentil cut, lentisk, lentissimo, lentivirus, lento, lentoid, lenya, lenz's law, lenègre's syndrome

Origin of lentivirus

lenti(cular) + virus

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British Dictionary definitions for lentivirus

lentivirus

/ (ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for lentivirus

C20: from Latin lentus slow + virus

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Medicine definitions for lentivirus

lentivirus

[ lĕn′tə-vī′rəs ]

n.

A virus of the genus Lentivirus and the family Retroviridae that causes diseases with a long latent period and a slow, progressive course, as HIV.