SIV


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SIV

 (ĕs′ī′vē′)
n.
Any of several strains of a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus that cause an immunodeficiency syndrome similar to AIDS in primates by infecting helper T cells of the immune system.

[s(imian) i(mmunodeficiency) v(irus) .]
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