human immunodeficiency virus en · NOUN
Etymology
The name was first proposed by a subcommittee of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses on 1 May 1986 in the Nature journal (as human immunodeficiency virus, along with its initialism HIV), in an effort to establish an internationally acceptable name to replace “the multiplicity of names currently in use”. However, the term is first attested on 11 April 1986 in the Capital Gay newspaper (as human immune deficiency virus).
Meanings
- Either of the two species of retroviruses that infect cells in the human immune system and can potentially lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| human immunodeficiency viruses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| human immune deficiency virus | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
SIV · simian immunodeficiency virus
Hypernyms
lentivirus · virus · lentiretrovirus · orthoretrovirus · retrovirus
Hyponyms
human immunodeficiency virus 2 · HIV-1 · HIV-2 · human immunodeficiency virus 1
Relateds
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome · :Category:en:HIV/AIDS
Synonyms
HIV · HTLV-III · human T-lymphotropic virus III · HIV virus · human immunodeficiency virus · HIV · AIDS virus · LAV · lymphadenopathy-associated virus · house in Virginia
Translations (16)
it virus dell'immunodeficienza umana (human immunodeficiency virus) · ga víreas easpa imdhíonachta daonna (human immunodeficiency virus) · hy մարդու իմունային անբավարարության վիրուս (human immunodeficiency virus) · ve tshitshi phenyamasole a muvhili (human immunodeficiency virus) · es virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (human immunodeficiency virus) · bg чове́шки имуннодефици́тен ви́рус (human immunodeficiency virus) · ja 人免疫不全ウイルス (human immunodeficiency virus) · fr virus de l'immunodéficience humaine (human immunodeficiency virus) · cmn 人類免疫缺陷病毒 /人类免疫缺陷病毒 (human immunodeficiency virus) · fi HI-virus (human immunodeficiency virus) · de Humanes Immundefizienz-Virus (human immunodeficiency virus) · ko 인간면역결핍 바이러스 (human immunodeficiency virus) · ru ви́рус иммунодефици́та челове́ка (human immunodeficiency virus) · sw virusi vya UKIMWI (human immunodeficiency virus) · nv atsʼíís yichʼą́ą́h naabaah bąąh dahooʼaʼ (human immunodeficiency virus) · eo homa imunonesufiĉestiga viruso (human immunodeficiency virus)
wikipedia: Capital Gay · wikipedia: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses · wikipedia: Nature