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HIV

  • /ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː/

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus 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.

    Similar: human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, AIDS virus, HIV virus, house in Virginia, human T-lymphotropic virus III, HTLV-III, lymphadenopathy-associated virus, LAV

  2. broadly, uncountable The infection caused by HIV.

    Similar: human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, AIDS virus, HIV virus, house in Virginia, human T-lymphotropic virus III, HTLV-III, lymphadenopathy-associated virus, LAV, HIV/AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS

  3. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of header isolation valve
  4. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of helium isolation valve
  5. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of hydraulic isolation valve

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Closest in meaning: hcv, hiv-positive, viral, virology, virus, aids, infected, epidemic, pandemic, infection, immunodeficiency, seropositive, serological, serologic, disease, ivf

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noun human immunodeficiency virus

EspañolVIH
日本語HIV (etchiaibui), 人免疫不全ウイルス hito men'eki fuzen uirusu
中文艾滋病毒 àizī bìngdú
हिन्दीएचआईवी ecaāīvī
KiswahiliVVU
PortuguêsHIV, VIH
FrançaisVIH
DeutschHIV, HI-Virus
ItalianoHIV, VIU
РусскийВИЧ VIČ

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@misc{hiv_2026,
  title = {HIV},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hiv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}