Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome

1 sense of acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Sense 1
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome -- (a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles)
       => immunodeficiency -- (immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced)
       => infectious disease -- (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)