acquired immune deficiency syndrome (redirected from AIDS and the Federal Government)

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

n.

AIDS.

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

n

(Medicine / Pathology) the full name for AIDS

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

See AIDS.

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Noun

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome - a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles AIDS 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