SIV

noun

ˌes-ˌī-ˈvē 

: a lentivirus (species Simian immunodeficiency virus) that causes a disease in monkeys similar to AIDS and that is closely related to HIV-2

Examples of SIV in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Together the measures have affected roughly 45,000 SIV applicants ready to fly out of Afghanistan and at least 15,000 qualified refugees, according to the coalition #AfghanEvac. —Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025

For reactive skin, microbiome-supportive formulas like SIV Biome Support Serum or Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Duo can help to bolster skin resiliency from the bacterial level. —Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025

Sullivan said his nonprofit has identified more than 100 people who were killed by the ruling militant group and were either SIV applicants or were likely eligible for the visa program. —Rebecca Santana, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024

Legislative efforts to extend access to the SIV program, including the Afghan Adjustment Act and Afghan Allies Protection Act, have not gained passage in Congress. —Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024

The platform, known as Secure Internet Voting, or SIV, is ran by a U.S. firm of the same name. —James Pearson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024

The backlog of principal Afghan SIV applicants was up to nearly 155,000 by December 2022. —Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2023

While the State Department has streamlined the SIV application process, there are thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. military still trapped in Afghanistan, their lives in direct danger from the Taliban. —Grace Segers, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2023

Sullivan cited the State Department Inspector General, saying that over 152,000 SIV applicants still reside in Afghanistan. —Beth Bailey, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

SIV

noun

ˌes-ˌī-ˈvē 

: a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus (species Simian immunodeficiency virus) that causes a disease in monkeys similar to AIDS and that is closely related to HIV-2 of humans

called also simian immunodeficiency virus