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Examples of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in a Sentence
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The ordinance prohibits employers from refusing to hire any person who has acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or is infected with the virus that causes the disease.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
Nearly 37 million people around the world live with HIV, the forerunner to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, better known as AIDS.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2019
On March 3, 1982, six months before the term AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) was first used by the Centers for Disease Control, a baby was born prematurely.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
Those conditions include arthritis; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases; Type 2 diabetes; human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and obesity.
—Christine Sexton, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2020
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First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of acquired immune deficiency syndrome was
in 1982
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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“Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquired%20immune%20deficiency%20syndrome. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
noun
: aids
Medical Definition
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
noun
: aids
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