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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

DEFINITIONS OF: acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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n a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles

Synonyms:
AIDS
Type 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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