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    ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS

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    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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