acquired immune deficiency syndrome
or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
noun
AIDS.
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
noun
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
n.
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
n.
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