human immunodeficiency virus

noun

: hiv

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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 Organ donations are not typically tested for rabies, as the disease is rare among humans in the U.S. Donors are, however, tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other forms of hepatitis, according to the CDC report. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025 Instead of carrying the human immunodeficiency virus, this version carries the ADA gene that people with ADA-SCID are missing, reinserting the gene into the stem cell DNA. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025 Sculptra’s first indication was for the restoration and correction of the signs of facial fat loss in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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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