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\ ˌāch-(ˌ)tē-(ˌ)el-ˈvē 
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\Definition of HTLV
: any of several retroviruses
—often used with a number or Roman numeral to indicate the type
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HTLV
noun\ ˌāch-ˌtē-ˌel-ˈvē \
\Medical Definition of HTLV
: any of several retroviruses that formerly included the original strain of the AIDS virus before it was grouped with other strains, renamed HIV-1, and made the type species (Human immunodeficiency virus 1) of the genus Lentivirus —often used with a number or Roman numeral to indicate the type and order of discoveryHTLV-III
— called also human T-cell leukemia virus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus, human T-lymphotropic virus
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