HIV-positive

A form of HIV positive — Infected by HIV.

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Meanings

adjectiveHIV-positive (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of HIV positive.

    Active, vibrant and HIV-positive, she continued her ascent among Washington, D.C.'s politically influential.

    1995, Muriel L. Whestone, “Rae Lewis-Thornton, AIDS Victim Marries And Faces Life And Death”, in Ebony, page 124
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    There have been other drugs since reticulose that I became aware of the successes of, some even able to claim "cure," even turning people from HIV-positive to negative.

    1998, Gavin Dillard, In the Flesh: Undressing for Success, page 141
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APA

HIV-positive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIV-positive

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“HIV-positive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIV-positive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HIV-positive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIV-positive.

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