Antiretroviral: A substance that stops or suppresses the activity of a retrovirus such as HIV. AZT, ddC, ddI and d4T are examples of antiretroviral drugs

CD8+T cells: Attacker cells

CD4+T cells: Memory and alert cells

Entry Inhibitors - new class of HIV antiretrovirals

Homosexual: A person sexually attracted to persons of the same sex.

Hemophiliac: A person with hemophilia

Heterosexual: A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex.

Integrase Inhibitors - new class of HIV antiretrovirals

Lymph (node): Small bean-shaped organ made up of a loose meshwork of reticular tissue in which are enmeshed large numbers of lymphocytes, macrophages and accessory cells located along the lymphatic system

NRTI: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

NNRTI: Non-Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

PI: Protease inhibitors

For additional reference for undocumented terms visit this medical dictionary:
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/

For more specialized AIDS terms visit this link:
http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/ATVHIVGlossary.html