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AIDS virus
[ eydz vahy-ruhs ]
noun
- a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus LAV, human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 HTLV-3, and AIDS-related virus ARV, the name human immunodeficiency virus HIV being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee.
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