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HIV

noun [U]
 
 
/ˌeɪtʃ.aɪˈviː/

Definition

abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus: the virus that causes AIDS (= a serious disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infection)Bacteria, moulds, germs and viruses
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