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British Dictionary definitions for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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Medicine definitions for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (1 of 2)
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
n.
AIDS.
Medicine definitions for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (2 of 2)
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
n.
AIDS.
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Science definitions for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
See AIDS.
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