human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II)

human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II), a type C oncovirus having extensive serological cross-reactivity with HTLV-I, isolated from an atypical T-cell variant of hairy cell leukemia and also from patients with other hematologic disorders. Also called human T-cell leukemia virus type II.