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retrovirus

(re′trō vī′rəs)

noun

any of a family (Retroviridae) of RNA viruses which have a virion that makes reverse transcriptase, including the viruses that cause leukemia and AIDS

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noun pl. ret·ro·vi·rus·es

Any of a group of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase, including the virus that causes AIDS.

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retˌro·viˈral adjective

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