HTLV

noun

\ ˌāch-(ˌ)tē-(ˌ)el-ˈvē

Definition of HTLV

: any of several retroviruses —often used with a number or Roman numeral to indicate the type

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The first known use of HTLV was in 1980

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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 discovery HTLV-III

— called also human T-cell leukemia virus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus, human T-lymphotropic virus