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HIV en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus.
   alt of human immunodeficiency virus
   • There have been other drugs since reticulose that I became aware of the successes of, some even able to claim "cure," even turning people from HIV-positive to negative. 1998, Gavin Dillard, In the Flesh: Undressing for Success, page 141:
   • A 2013 study found the HIV rate among injecting IPED users in England and Wales was 1.5 percent, comparable to 1.2 percent among users of psychoactive drugs like heroin and crack. 2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023:
   • Accordingly, we varied HIV transmission probability per coital act, duration of each HIV stage, frequency of coital acts per HIV stage, duration of partnership, degree of assortativeness, scale parameter in the gamma distribution of the population across the risk groups, and exponent parameter in the power-law function of the distribution of sexual-risk behavior. 2015 December 31, “Investigating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program Efficiency Gains through Subpopulation Prioritization: Insights from Application to Zambia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
2. (broadly, uncountable) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. ▸ The infection caused by HIV.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of header isolation valve.
   alt of header isolation valve
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of helium isolation valve.
   alt of helium isolation valve
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of hydraulic isolation valve.
   alt of hydraulic isolation valve

Deriveds

HIV negative · HIV- · HIV/AIDS · HIV-2 · PLWH · HIV+ · actinohivin · HIV-1 · HIV positive · HIV virus · HIV disease

Relateds

SIV · FIV

Synonyms

lymphadenopathy-associated virus · LAV · lymphadenopathy-associated virus · GRID · HIV/AIDS · house in Virginia · HIV virus · HTLV-III · acquired immunodeficiency syndrome · 4H disease · HTLV-III · AIDS virus · HIV · house in Virginia · human T-lymphotropic virus III · human T-lymphotropic virus III · AIDS · gay cancer · gay plague · gay-related immunodeficiency · AIDS virus · human immunodeficiency virus · LAV · HIV virus · human immunodeficiency virus · HIV

Translations (45)

cy HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · gd HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · is HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · pl HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · yo kòkòrò apa-sójà-ara (human immunodeficiency virus) · nl hiv (human immunodeficiency virus) · bg ХИВ (human immunodeficiency virus) · yo kòkòrò àrùn éèdì (human immunodeficiency virus) · ga víreas easpa imdhíonachta daonna (human immunodeficiency virus) · hy ՄԻԱՎ (human immunodeficiency virus) · de HI-Virus (human immunodeficiency virus) · cy FDID (human immunodeficiency virus) · be ВІЧ (human immunodeficiency virus) · ru ВИЧ (human immunodeficiency virus) · pt HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · sw VVU (human immunodeficiency virus) · fa اچآیوی (human immunodeficiency virus) · cmn 艾滋病毒 (human immunodeficiency virus) · fi HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · pt VIH (human immunodeficiency virus) · fr VIH (human immunodeficiency virus) · af MIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · es VIH (human immunodeficiency virus) · de HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · ja 人免疫不全ウイルス (human immunodeficiency virus) · km មេរោគអេដស៍ (human immunodeficiency virus) · ca VIH (human immunodeficiency virus) · ja HIV (etchiaibui) (human immunodeficiency virus) · is eyðniveira (human immunodeficiency virus) · no hiv (human immunodeficiency virus) · hi एचआईवी (human immunodeficiency virus) · fi HI-virus (human immunodeficiency virus) · yo KASA (human immunodeficiency virus) · oc VIU (human immunodeficiency virus) · ga VEID (human immunodeficiency virus) · nv atsʼíís yichʼą́ą́h naabaahii bąąh dah hazʼą́ yileehgo (human immunodeficiency virus) · cy firws diffyg imiwnedd dynol (human immunodeficiency virus) · sv hiv (human immunodeficiency virus) · tr HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · mn ХДХВ (human immunodeficiency virus) · it VIU (human immunodeficiency virus) · lt ŽIV (human immunodeficiency virus) · nv atsʼíís yichʼą́ą́h naabaah bąąh dahooʼaʼ (human immunodeficiency virus) · uk ВІЛ (human immunodeficiency virus) · it HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)