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lentivirus
len·ti·vi·rus [ léntə vrəss ] (plural len·ti·vi·rus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
slow virus: a retrovirus causing illness that characteristically does not produce symptoms until some time after infection
[Late 20th century. < Latin lentus "slow"]
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