human immunodeficiency virus

collocation in English

meaningsofhuman,immunodeficiencyandvirus

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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immunodeficiency
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪm.jə.nəʊ.dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/ˌɪm.jə.noʊ.dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
a condition in which a body is unable to produce enough antibodies to fight bacteria and viruses, often resulting in infection ...
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virus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvaɪə.rəs/us
/ˈvaɪ.rəs/
an extremely small piece of organic material that causes disease in humans, animals, ...
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(Definition ofhuman,immunodeficiencyandvirusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Declining morbidity and mortality among patients with advanced humanimmunodeficiencyvirusinfection.
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Unethical trials of interventions to reduce perinatal transmission of the humanimmunodeficiencyvirusin developing countries.
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Immune-mediated positive selection drives humanimmunodeficiencyvirustype 1 molecular variation and predicts disease duration.
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Cardiac structure and function in children with humanimmunodeficiencyvirusinfection treated with zidovudine.
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Consistent viral evolutionary changes associated with the progression of humanimmunodeficiencyvirustype 1 infection.
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Comparison of mycobacterial lymphadenitis among persons infected with humanimmunodeficiencyvirusand seronegative controls.
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Cortical synaptic density is reduced in mild to moderate humanimmunodeficiencyvirusneurocognitive disorder.
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi as a cause of chronic diarrhea in a heart-lung transplant recipient who was sero-negative for humanimmunodeficiencyvirus.
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Mycobacterium kansasii disease in patients infected with humanimmunodeficiencyvirus.
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The fresh frozen plasma is checked for presence of the humanimmunodeficiencyvirusby two tests separated by three months.
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We have come to know the humanimmunodeficiencyvirusand, largely through its depredations, the fragile magic of cellular immunity.
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It is not possible to identify the origins of the humanimmunodeficiencyvirusitself.
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I am advised that the humanimmunodeficiencyvirusis not transmitted through food.
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I am advised that the humanimmunodeficiencyviruscan sometimes be detected in saliva of infected individuals.
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There is, however, no evidence that the humanimmunodeficiencyviruscan be transmitted through the handling of food.
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The center has been researching the humanimmunodeficiencyvirussince the 1970s.
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Further, the lectin has antiviral properties: it inhibits the humanimmunodeficiencyvirusenzyme reverse transcriptase.
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His research focuses on the prevention and care of hepatitis, human papillomavirus, and humanimmunodeficiencyvirus.
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