acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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Introduced on July 27, 1982 at a Washington, D.C. meeting that involved gay-community leaders, federal bureaucrats, and representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was created as a replacement for the former term for the disease, gay-related immunodeficiency (GRID), which was deemed misleading after determining that AIDS was not isolated to the gay community.
noun acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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A medical condition caused by advanced infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), characterized by a low CD4⁺ cell count or a range of clinical presentations (such as specific opportunistic infections and cancers).
Similar: AIDS
- Synonym of HIV/AIDS.
Similar: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, 4H disease, gay cancer, gay plague, gay-related immunodeficiency, GRID
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noun
Similar: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, 4H disease, gay cancer, gay plague, gay-related immunodeficiency, GRID
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noun medical condition caused by advanced infection with HIV — see also AIDS
| Español | síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida |
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| 한국어 | 후천성면역결핍증 hucheonseong myeonyeok gyeolpiljeung |
| 日本語 | 後天性免疫不全症候群 kōtensei men'ekifuzen shōkōgun |
| 中文 | 後天免疫力缺乏症候群 /后天免疫力缺乏症候群 hòutiān miǎnyìlì quēfá zhènghòuqún, 獲得性免疫缺陷綜合徵 /获得性免疫缺陷综合征 huòdéxìng miǎnyì quēxiàn zōnghézhēng |
| Kiswahili | upungufu wa kinga mwilini |
| Português | síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida |
| Français | syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise |
| Deutsch | erworbenes Immundefektsyndrom |
| Italiano | sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita |
| Ελληνικά | σύνδρομο επίκτητης ανοσολογικής ανεπάρκειας sýndromo epíktitis anosologikís anepárkeias |
| Română | sindromul imunodeficienței autodobândite |
| Русский | синдро́м приобретённого иммунодефици́та sindróm priobretjónnovo immunodeficíta |
| Tiếng Việt | hội chứng suy giảm miễn dịch mắc phải, liệt kháng |
| العربية | مُتَلَازِمَة نَقْص المَنَاعَة المُكْتَسَب mutalāzimat naqṣ al-manāʕa l-muktasab |
Talk about this word "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acquired%20immunodeficiency%20syndrome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acquired%20immunodeficiency%20syndrome "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acquired%20immunodeficiency%20syndrome.Cite this
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title = {acquired immunodeficiency syndrome},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acquired%20immunodeficiency%20syndrome},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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