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单词 lentivirus
释义

lentivirus

[ len-tuh-vahy-ruhs ]
/ ˈlɛn təˌvaɪ rəs /

noun, plural len·ti·vi·rus·es.

any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.

Origin of lentivirus

lenti(cular) + virus

Words nearby lentivirus

lentigo, lentil, lentil cut, lentisk, lentissimo, lentivirus, lent lily, lento, lentoid, Lent term, Lenya
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British Dictionary definitions for lentivirus

lentivirus
/ (ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs) /

noun

any of a group of slowly acting viruses that includes the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS

Word Origin for lentivirus

C20: from Latin lentus slow + virus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for lentivirus

lentivirus
[ lĕntə-vī′rəs ]

n.

A virus of the genus Lentivirus and the family Retroviridae that causes diseases with a long latent period and a slow, progressive course, as HIV.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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