acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIDS. A disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). People with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome are at an increased risk for developing certain cancers and for infections that usually occur only in individuals with a weak immune system. Also called AIDS.

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  • Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome — The Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) is a division of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases which is part of the National Institutes of Health. It was formed in 1986 as a part of the to address the… …   Wikipedia

  • acquired immunodeficiency syndrome — noun Date: 1982 AIDS …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • acquired immune deficiency syndrome — AIDS: also acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …   English World dictionary

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