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cemregr on Oct 23, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Canadian researcher traces AIDS to single bush hun...

I thought HIV was the virus and AIDS was the condition, the article repeatedly says "AIDS virus"– am I mistaken?

Zaak on Oct 24, 2011 [–]

Saying "AIDS virus" could be an example of metonymy.

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