HIV-positive

adjective

/ˌeɪtʃ.aɪ.viːˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/

/-ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/

Definition

› If a person is HIV-positive, they are infected with HIV although they might not have AIDS (= a serious disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infection) or develop it for a long time.Bacteria, moulds, germs and viruses

(Definition of HIV-positive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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