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len·ti·vi·rus | \ ˌlen-tə-ˈvī-rəs 
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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
nounlen·ti·vi·rus | \ ˈlen-tə-ˌvī-rəs \
\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
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lentiviral \ -rəl \ adjective
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The first known use of lentivirus was in 1979
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