| 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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