HIV

/ˈeɪtʃ ˈaɪ ˌvi/

/eɪtʃaɪˈvi/

Definitions of HIV

1. noun

   the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
   synonyms: human immunodeficiency virus

   type of:

   retrovirus

   any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
2. noun

   infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
   type of:

   viral infection, virus infection

   infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans