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lentivirus

len ti vi rus |ˈlentəˌvīrəs ˈlɛntəvaɪrəs | noun Medicine any of a group of retroviruses producing illnesses characterized by a delay in the onset of symptoms after infection. ORIGIN 1970s: from Latin lentus slow + virus .

 

Oxford Dictionary

lentivirus

lentivirus |ˈlɛntɪˌvʌɪrəs | noun Medicine any of a group of retroviruses producing illnesses characterized by a delay in the onset of symptoms after infection. ORIGIN 1970s: from Latin lentus slow + virus .