human immunodeficiency virus 2

noun

A subtype of HIV, not widely recognized outside of Africa, related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey.

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Meanings

nounhuman immunodeficiency virus 2 (uncountable)

alternative HIV-2

  1. uncountablebiologyA subtype of HIV, not widely recognized outside of Africa, related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey.
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