Definition of lentivirus
:any of a genus (Lentivirus) of retroviruses (such as the HIVs and SIV) that cause slowly progressive often fatal human and animal diseases (such as AIDS)
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Origin and Etymology of lentivirus
New Latin, from Latin lentus slow + New Latin virus
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lentivirus
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len·ti·vi·rus
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ˈlen-tə-ˌvī-rəs
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medical Definition of lentivirus
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:a genus of single-stranded RNA viruses (as HIV and SIV) of the family Retroviridae that cause progressive often fatal human and animal diseases (as AIDS, equine infectious anemia, and ovine progressive pneumonia)
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:any virus of the genus Lentivirus
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