AIDS (also Aids British English) /eɪdz/ noun [uncountable]
(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) a very serious disease that stops your body from defending itself against infections, and usually causes death:
the AIDS virus
Aids sufferers
full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage)

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aids
noun
ADJ. full-blown Once you are infected you will?sooner or later?develop full-blown Aids.
QUANT. case Six cases of Aids have been reported.
VERB + AIDS have, suffer from | be/become infected with, contract, develop, get | die of | diagnose
AIDS + NOUN patient, sufferer, victim | virus
PHRASES the spread of Aids a worldwide campaign to prevent the spread of Aids
 ⇒ Special page at ILLNESS

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AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - a disease of the immune system
Recently the number of AIDS patients has been increasing rapidly in many countries.

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AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 
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Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome

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