LENTIVIRUS

Meaning of LENTIVIRUS in English

n. (Virology) type of virus from the retrovirus family which causes progressive and often fatal diseases affecting many organs in humans and animals (the HIV virus is a lentivirus)

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LENTIVIRUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lentus slow + New Latin virus Date: 1979 any of a genus ( Lentivirus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LENTIVIRUS — ¦lentə̇¦vīrəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from lenti- (from Latin lentus slow) + virus — more at lithe : any of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LENTIVIRUS — /len"teuh vuy'reuhs/ , n. , pl. lentiviruses . any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LENTIVIRUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lentus slow + New Latin virus Date: 1979 : any of a genus ( …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LENTIVIRUS — [ 'lɛntɪˌvʌɪrəs ] ■ noun Medicine any of a group of retroviruses producing illnesses characterized by a delay in the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LENTIVIRUS — [len.ti.vi.rus] n [NL, fr. L lentus slow + NL virus] (1982): any of a group of retroviruses that cause slowly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LENTIVIRUS — lentivirus BrE AmE ˈlent i ˌva ɪ ‿ər əs AmE \ ˈlen t̬ ə ˌvaɪr ə əs ▷ lentivirus|es ɪz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LENTIVIRUS — a subfamily of retroviruses that includes HIV. Lentiviruses kill cells and are associated with chronic, slow-developing diseases.
AIDS English Glossary
LENTIVIRUS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ len-t ə - ' v ī -r ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lentus …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SIV — noun Date: 1987 a lentivirus (species Simian immunodeficiency virus ) that causes a disease in monkeys similar to AIDS and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIV-2 — noun Date: 1986 a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 2 ) that causes AIDS especially in western Africa and is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIV-1 — noun Date: 1986 a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 ) that is the most prevalent HIV
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAT — I. ˈtat verb ( tatted ; tatted ; tatting ; tats ) Etymology: perhaps of imitative origin transitive verb chiefly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIV — ˌesˌīˈvē noun ( -s ) Etymology: s imian i mmunodeficiency v irus : a retrovirus (genus Lentivirus ) that causes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIV-2 — -ˈtü noun : a retrovirus (genus Lentivirus ) that causes AIDS especially in West Africa, that is closely related in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIV-1 — ˌā(ˌ)chī¦vēˈwən noun : a retrovirus (genus Lentivirus ) that is the most prevalent HIV — called also HTLV-III LAV
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIV — ˌā(ˌ)chīˈvē noun ( -s ) Etymology: h uman i mmunodeficiency v irus : any of several retroviruses (genus Lentivirus ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VISNA — /vis"neuh/ , n. Vet. Pathol. a disease of sheep, caused by a quickly mutating lentivirus, and affecting the central nervous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAT — I. ˈtat verb ( tat·ted ; tat·ting ) Etymology: back-formation from tatting Date: 1858 intransitive verb : to work at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIV — noun Date: 1987 : a lentivirus (species Simian immunodeficiency virus ) that causes a disease in monkeys similar to AIDS …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIV-2 — noun Date: 1986 : a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 2 ) that causes AIDS especially in western Africa and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIV-1 — noun Date: 1986 : a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 ) that is the most prevalent HIV
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRUS — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Viruses actinophage morbillivirus adenovirus myxovirus alphavirus oncornavirus arbovirus orbivirus arenavirus papillomavirus bacteriophage papovavirus baculovirus …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (TYPE I) — the cause of HIV Disease and AIDS -- A retrovirus (lentivirus family) that attacks the immune system. Formerly called HTLV …
AIDS English Glossary

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