HIV
noun /ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː/
/ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː/
[uncountable]- the virus that can cause AIDS (the abbreviation for ‘human immunodeficiency virus’)
- to be infected with HIV
- to be HIV-positive/HIV-negative (= to have had a medical test that shows that you are/are not infected with HIV)
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1- Blood is screened for HIV.
- If you are unsure of your HIV status, consider having a test.
- people suffering from HIV and AIDS
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + HIV- acquire
- contract
- get
- …
- infection
- transmission
- prevention
- …
- HIV-negative
- HIV-positive