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HIV
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HIV
(noun)
HIV
/ˌeɪtʃˌaɪ
ˈ
viː/
noun
HIV
/ˌeɪtʃˌaɪ
ˈ
viː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIV
[
noncount
]
medicine
:
a virus that causes AIDS
The patient is
HIV positive/negative
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HIV
is an abbreviation of “human immunodeficiency virus.”
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