HIV-2

A form of human immunodeficiency virus 2 — A subtype of HIV, not widely recognized outside of Africa, related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey.

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Meanings

nounHIV-2 (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of human immunodeficiency virus 2.
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