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- /ˌeɪtʃ.aɪˈviː/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- /ˌeɪtʃ.aɪˈviː/
Definitions of hiv word
- noun hiv a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and AIDS-related virus (ARV) the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee. 1
- noun hiv AIDS virus 1
- uncountable noun hiv HIV is a virus which reduces people's resistance to illness and can cause AIDS. HIV is an abbreviation for 'human immunodeficiency virus'. 0
- abbreviation HIV human immunodeficiency virus; the cause of AIDS. Two strains have been identified: HIV-1 and HIV-2 0
- noun hiv either of two retroviruses that infect human T cells and cause AIDS 0
- noun hiv (virology) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. 0
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hiv popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hiv
noun hiv
- virus — an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- acquired immune deficiency syndrome — Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is the same as AIDS.
- sexually transmitted disease — any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia. Abbreviation: STD.
- std — telephone: area code
- hiv-positive — (of a person) diagnosed by a test as being infected with HIV.
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