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lentivirus
len·ti·vi·rus L5127100 (lĕn′tĭ-vī′rəs)n. pl. len·ti·vi·rus·es Any of a group of retroviruses of the genus Lentivirus that cause diseases with a long latent period and a slow, progressive course. HIV is a lentivirus. [New Latin Lentivīrus, genus name : Latin lentus, slow + virus.]lentivirus (ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs) n (Microbiology) any of a group of slowly acting viruses that includes the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS[C20: from Latin lentus slow + virus]len•ti•vi•rus (ˈlɛn təˌvaɪ rəs) n., pl. -rus•es. any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals. [1980–85; lenti (cular) + virus] lentivirus
lentivirus [len´tĭ-vi″rus] any member of a genus of retroviruses that have long incubation periods and cause chronic, progressive, usually fatal diseases in humans and other animals. Species include the types of virus" >human immunodeficiency virus.len·ti·vi·rus (len'ti-vī'rŭs), A genus in the family Retroviridae containing five serogroups that reflect the host with which they are associated. Among the primate lentiviruses are human immunodeficiency viruses types 1 and 2.lentivirus (lĕn′tĭ-vī′rəs)n. pl. lentivi·ruses Any of a group of retroviruses of the genus Lentivirus that cause diseases with a long latent period and a slow, progressive course. HIV is a lentivirus. |