LENTIVIRUS

Meaning of LENTIVIRUS in English

[ 'lɛntɪˌvʌɪrəs ]

■ noun Medicine any of a group of retroviruses producing illnesses characterized by a delay in the onset of symptoms after infection.

Origin

1970s: from L. lentus 'slow' + virus .

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LENTIVIRUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lentus slow + New Latin virus Date: 1979 any of a genus ( Lentivirus …
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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 — n. (Virology) type of virus from the retrovirus family which causes progressive and often fatal diseases affecting many organs in …
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LENTIVIRUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lentus slow + New Latin virus Date: 1979 : any of a genus ( …
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LENTIVIRUS — [len.ti.vi.rus] n [NL, fr. L lentus slow + NL virus] (1982): any of a group of retroviruses that cause slowly …
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LENTIVIRUS — lentivirus BrE AmE ˈlent i ˌva ɪ ‿ər əs AmE \ ˈlen t̬ ə ˌvaɪr ə əs ▷ lentivirus|es ɪz …
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LENTIVIRUS — a subfamily of retroviruses that includes HIV. Lentiviruses kill cells and are associated with chronic, slow-developing diseases.
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LENTIVIRUS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ len-t ə - ' v ī -r ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lentus …
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SIV — noun Date: 1987 a lentivirus (species Simian immunodeficiency virus ) that causes a disease in monkeys similar to AIDS and …
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HIV-2 — noun Date: 1986 a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 2 ) that causes AIDS especially in western Africa and is …
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HIV-1 — noun Date: 1986 a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 ) that is the most prevalent HIV
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TAT — I. ˈtat verb ( tatted ; tatted ; tatting ; tats ) Etymology: perhaps of imitative origin transitive verb chiefly …
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SIV — ˌesˌīˈvē noun ( -s ) Etymology: s imian i mmunodeficiency v irus : a retrovirus (genus Lentivirus ) that causes …
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HIV-2 — -ˈtü noun : a retrovirus (genus Lentivirus ) that causes AIDS especially in West Africa, that is closely related in …
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HIV-1 — ˌā(ˌ)chī¦vēˈwən noun : a retrovirus (genus Lentivirus ) that is the most prevalent HIV — called also HTLV-III LAV
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HIV — ˌā(ˌ)chīˈvē noun ( -s ) Etymology: h uman i mmunodeficiency v irus : any of several retroviruses (genus Lentivirus ) …
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VISNA — /vis"neuh/ , n. Vet. Pathol. a disease of sheep, caused by a quickly mutating lentivirus, and affecting the central nervous …
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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 …
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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (TYPE I) — the cause of HIV Disease and AIDS -- A retrovirus (lentivirus family) that attacks the immune system. Formerly called HTLV …
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