NOUN | state | AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome | a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles |
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Sounds | ey'dz | |
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Rhymes | Aides ... shades: 7 rhymes with eydz... |
Meaning | A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles. | |
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Synonym | acquired immune deficiency syndrome | |
Broader | 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 | |
Spanish | sida, SIDA, síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida | |
Catalan | sida, SIDA, síndrome d'immunodeficiència adquirida |
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