human immunodeficiency virus

noun

: hiv

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The man received a bone marrow donation from his brother, who has a rare genetic mutation called CCR5Δ32 that confers resistance to HIV-1, the most common type of human immunodeficiency virus. Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026 Duesberg kept making his argument well after evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes AIDS became incontestable. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026 In May 2003, a severe illness Dunn thought was Parkinson’s disease turned out to be HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 According to a White House fact sheet, the drugs that will be covered include treatments for chronic conditions, including type two diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus and certain cancers. Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for human immunodeficiency virus

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of human immunodeficiency virus was in 1986

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“Human immunodeficiency virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20immunodeficiency%20virus. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

human immunodeficiency virus

noun
human im·​mu·​no·​de·​fi·​cien·​cy virus
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: hiv

Medical Definition

human immunodeficiency virus

noun
: hiv

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