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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
Synonyms:
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acquired immune deficiency syndrome" is a kind of...):
immunodeficiency (immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced)
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
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