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Definition of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
1. Noun. A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles.
Definition of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
1. Noun. (disease) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Literary usage of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plum Book: U. S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions: Salaries (1993)
"... NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 'Appointed by the Mayor of the Di•trict
of Columbia. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON acquired immune deficiency syndrome ..."
2. Science, Technology, and American Diplomacy (1993)
"AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) The shadow of the deadly human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) now stretches into virtually every corner of the ..."
3. Foreign Assistance: U. S. Had Made Slow Progress in Involving Women in edited by David R. Martin, Audrey E. Solis, Wyley P. Neal (1997)
"... on a workshop to provide information and advice on the special concerns of
Ugandan women regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). ..."
4. Global Challenge and Local Response: Initiatives for Economic Regeneration by Walter B. Stöhr (1990)
"It is almost as though entire local and regional communities had succumbed to a
societal 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome' as a result of the 'virus' of ..."
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