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human immunodeficiency virus 1

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
hu-man im-mun-od-e-fi-cien-cy virus 1
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
8
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subtype of HIV, the most common and pathogenic strain of the virus, related to viruses found in chimpanzees and gorillas living in western Africa.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

HIV-1 (alternative)

Phrases

human immunodeficiency virus 2

Frequently Paired Words

human immunodeficiency virus 2

Questions

What does human immunodeficiency virus 1 mean?
A subtype of HIV, the most common and pathogenic strain of the virus, related to viruses found in chimpanzees and gorillas living in western Africa.

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