1. relating to or being viral DNA that has been integrated into the DNA of a host cell
Usage: biology; virology

Examples

• The proviral DNA remains dormant in the host cell until activated.
• Scientists studied the proviral sequences in infected lymphocytes.
• HIV establishes a proviral state in CD4+ T cells.
• The proviral genome can be passed to daughter cells during division.
• Researchers detected proviral DNA using PCR amplification.
• The proviral load was measured in blood samples from patients.