2. the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells; [syn: human immunodeficiency virus, HIV]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
HIV
n 1: infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
2: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells [syn:
human immunodeficiency virus, HIV]