HIV-1

A form of human immunodeficiency virus 1 — A subtype of HIV, the most common and pathogenic strain of the virus, related to viruses found in chimpanzees and gorillas living in western Africa.

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Meanings

nounHIV-1 (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of human immunodeficiency virus 1.
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