Definition of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- (ah-KWY-erd im-YOON-o-de-FISH-en-see SIN-drome) AIDS. A disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). People with AIDS are at an increased risk for developing certain cancers and for infections that usually occur only in individuals with a weak immune system


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