What does "hiv" mean?

Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus.

How do you pronounce "hiv"?

Pronounced //ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː//.

Common synonyms include: aids virus, epidemiology metric, health metric, hiv subtype, human immunodeficiency virus, infection.

/ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː/ noun

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Noun

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

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Initialism of hydraulic isolation valve. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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