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lentivirus

[len-tuh-vahy-ruh s]
noun, plural len·ti·vi·rus·es.
  1. any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
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Origin of lentivirus

lenti(cular) + virus
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British Dictionary definitions for lentivirus

lentivirus

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

C20: from Latin lentus slow + virus
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lentivirus in Medicine

lentivirus

(lĕn′tə-vī′rəs)
n.
  1. 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.
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