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Definition of retrovirus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

retrovirus

noun

/ˈretrəʊvaɪrəs/

/ˈretrəʊvaɪrəs/

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any of a group of viruses that includes HIV. Retroviruses multiply by making changes to DNA.
- the discovery of a new retrovirus in humans
- a retrovirus that affected chimpanzees
see also antiretroviral

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