simian immunodeficiency virus
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[edit]Noun
[edit]simian immunodeficiency virus (plural simian immunodeficiency viruses)
- (virology) A species of retrovirus that causes persistent infections in several species of African non-human primates.
- Hypernyms: retrovirus; virus
- Coordinate terms: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus
Alternative forms
[edit]- SIV (initialism)