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AIDS-related complex

American  
[eydz-ri-ley-tid] / ˈeɪdz rɪˌleɪ tɪd /

noun

  1. Pathology. a syndrome caused by the AIDS virus and characterized primarily by chronically swollen lymph nodes and persistent fever: sometimes a precursor of AIDS. ARC

AIDS-related complex British  

noun

  1. See ARC

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This syndrome, called AIDS-related complex, or ARC, sometimes but not always develops into full-blown AIDS.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tina's doctors have lately totted up her symptoms and moved her into the category called AIDS-related complex, or ARC.

From Time Magazine Archive

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