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4H disease

4H disease noun: synonym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Noun

4H disease (uncountable)

  1. (dated, offensive) Synonym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
    • Dr. Peter Piot a Belgian physician noticed that among patients who came from Africa there were as many women as men suffering from the “4H disease.”2022, Rinaldo F. Canalis, Massimo Ciavolella, Valeria Finucci, Rethinking Medical Humanities

Synonyms of 4H disease

Forms of 4H disease

alternative form4-H disease

Origin of 4H disease

Coined in 1981 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since the then newly-discovered disease seemed to affect mainly the "four H's": homosexuals, heroin users, hemophiliacs, and Haitians.

Questions about 4H disease

What does 4H disease mean?
4H disease means synonym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
What part of speech is 4H disease?
4H disease is a noun.

Words near 4H disease in the dictionary

  1. 4GL
  2. 4GLs
  3. 4got
  4. 4gotten
  5. 4H
  6. 4H disease
  7. 4Hs
  8. 4IR
  9. 4ktro
  10. 4ktros
  11. 4L

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