noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lentus slow + New Latin virus Date: 1979 any of a genus ( Lentivirus ) of retroviruses that cause slowly progressive often fatal human and animal diseases (as AIDS)
LENTIVIRUS
Meaning of LENTIVIRUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012