lentivirus

[len-tuh-vahy-ruhs]

noun

plural

lentiviruses 

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

lentivirus

/ ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lentivirus¹

lenti(cular) + virus

Word History and Origins

Origin of lentivirus¹

C20: from Latin lentus slow + _virus