retrovirus vs human immunodeficiency virus

human immunodeficiency virus vs retrovirus

retrovirus and human immunodeficiency virus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
retrovirus	Yes	No	No	No
human immunodeficiency virus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, human immunodeficiency virus is a hyponym of retrovirus; that is, human immunodeficiency virus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than retrovirus:

retrovirus: any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
human immunodeficiency virus: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells

Other hyponyms of retrovirus include HTLV-1, human T-cell leukemia virus-1, HIV.

retrovirus (noun)	human immunodeficiency virus (noun)
any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell	the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells

retrovirus vs human immunodeficiency virus

retrovirus and human immunodeficiency virus both are nouns.

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