HIV
pronunciation
How to pronounce HIV in British English:
UK [ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈvi:]
How to pronounce HIV in American English:
US [ˌeɪtʃaɪ'vi]
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- Noun:
- infection by the human immunideficiency virus
- the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
Word Origin
- HIV (n.)
- 1986, initialism (acronym) from human immunodeficiency virus, name for either of the two viruses that cause AIDS.
Example
- 1. Vaccine trial reveals weak spots in hiv 's armor .
- 2. Both drugs block enzymes that hiv needs to replicate .
- 3. These are cells of the type that hiv infects .
- 4. People who have aids are still infected with the hiv virus .
- 5. One of their effects is to keep hiv genes switched off .