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Aids

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acquired immune deficiency syndromenoun(pathology) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.

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acquired immune deficiency syndromenoun(pathology) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.
hivnoun(virology) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. [(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.]
pandemicnoun(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.
epidemicnounA widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
infectionnounAn uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
acquired(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
diseasenoun(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
syndromenoun(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
prostheticsnoun(medicine) Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.
prosthesisnoun(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
prostheticnounAn artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
bugnoun(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
facetnounAny one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
sidanoun(botany) any of the flowering plants of the genus Sida in the mallow family
illnessnoun(uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
sicknessnounThe quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.
sicknoun(British, Australia, colloquial) Vomit.
scourgenoun(figurative) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
partnounA portion; a component.
sidenounA bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

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