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Noun: human immunodeficiency virus
  1. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
    "Advances in treatment have improved the prognosis for those infected with human immunodeficiency virus";
    - HIV

Type of: retrovirus

Encyclopedia: Human immunodeficiency virus