retrovirusnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌret.rəʊˈvaɪ.rəs/us/-rə-/specializeda type of virus that includes some cancer viruses and HIV (= the virus that causes AIDS, a serious disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infection)
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