Meaning of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in English:
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
noun
MedicineThe disorder resulting from infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), characterized by a reduction in the number of helper T lymphocytes with fever, weight loss, lymphadenopathy, and the occurrence of opportunistic infections and malignant tumours; abbreviated AIDS.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Ophthalmology.
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