SINCE 1828
lentivirus
noun
len·ti·vi·rus
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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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lentivirus
noun
len·ti·vi·rus
| \ ˈlen-tə-ˌvī-rəs
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Medical Definition of lentivirus
1
capitalized
: 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)
2
: any virus of the genus Lentivirus
Other Words from lentivirus
lentiviral
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adjective
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adjective
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