Lentivirus Definition

lĕntĭ-vīrəs
lentiviruses
noun
Any of a genus (Lentivirus) of retroviruses that have a slow but persistent rate of replication and cause various chronic, progressive diseases in hoofed animals, esp. sheep.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lentivirus

Noun

Singular:
lentivirus
Plural:
lentiviruses

Origin of Lentivirus

  • New Latin Lentivīrus genus name Latin lentus slow virus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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