Hiv

//ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "There have been other drugs since reticulose that I became aware of the successes of, some even able to claim "cure," even turning people from HIV-positive to negative."

  2. 2
    the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of header isolation valve. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    infection by the human immunodeficiency virus wordnet
  5. 5
    Initialism of helium isolation valve. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of hydraulic isolation valve. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Synonyms

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;aidshiv negativehiv negativehiv positivehiv virus

Antonyms

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HIV+

Example

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"Tom just found out today that he is HIV positive."

Related phrases

HIV negativeHIV positiveHIV virusHIV-1HIV-2

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