arv

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1. AIDS-related virus.See under AIDS virus.
2. American Revised Version.

noun

1. a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV

noun

1. a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV), human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3), and AIDS-related virus (ARV), the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee.

abbreviation for

1. armed response vehicle

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