hiv positive

HIV pos·i·tive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eych-ahy-vee-poz-i-tiv]
- /ˈeɪtʃ aɪˌviˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eych-ahy-vee-poz-i-tiv]
- /ˈeɪtʃ aɪˌviˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/

Definitions of hiv positive words

adjective hiv positive (of a person) diagnosed by a test as being infected with HIV. 1
phrase hiv positive If someone is HIV positive, they are infected with the HIV virus, and may develop AIDS. If someone is HIV negative, they are not infected with the virus. 0
adjective hiv positive infected with the HIV virus 0
adjective hiv positive Infected by the HIV virus. 0

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hiv positive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for hiv positive

noun hiv positive

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 — 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.

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