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Noun: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
  1. A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
    - AIDS

Type of: immunodeficiency, infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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