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HIV
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
Synonyms:
HIV; human immunodeficiency virus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("HIV" is a kind of...):
retrovirus (any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("HIV" is a kind of...):
viral infection; virus infection (infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans)
Context examples:
Types of cancer that are more likely to occur in people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(AIDS-related cancer, NCI Dictionary)
A natural plant alkyloid with activity against human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) 1 and 2.
(Michellamine B, NCI Thesaurus)
An integral component of HIV-1 particles.
(NEF Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
A dideoxyuridine inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase that is related to zidovudine.
(Navuridine, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug used to prevent the spread of a bacterium called in patients with advanced HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) infection.
(Mycobutin, NCI Dictionary)
Certain cancer types that are more likely to occur in people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(AIDS-Related Malignant Neoplasm, NCI Dictionary)
Malignant neoplasms that develop in HIV infected patients.
(AIDS-Related Malignant Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Nelfinavir has activity against HIV 1 and 2.
(Nelfinavir, NCI Thesaurus)
An increased incidence of Hodgkin lymphomas has been observed in HIV positive patients.
(AIDS-Related Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Induction or development of an organ or tissue disorder(s) that results from retroviral activity or arises due to the immunocompromised state of an HIV infected individual.
(Pathogenesis of HIV-Related Organ/Tissue Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
