human T-cell leukemia virus-1

Definitions of human T-cell leukemia virus-1

1. noun

   retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia
   synonyms: HTLV-1

   type of:

   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