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HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS noun: HIV infection and AIDS, considered as a whole, that is, a single disease spectrum, from asymptomatic infection, through manageable symptoms, all the way to (in persons without adequate antiretroviral therapy) severe unmanageable AIDS.

Noun

HIV/AIDS (uncountable)

  1. HIV infection and AIDS, considered as a whole, that is, a single disease spectrum, from asymptomatic infection, through manageable symptoms, all the way to (in persons without adequate antiretroviral therapy) severe unmanageable AIDS.
    Synonyms:
    HIV disease

Synonyms of HIV/AIDS

Questions about HIV/AIDS

What does HIV/AIDS mean?
HIV/AIDS means HIV infection and AIDS, considered as a whole, that is, a single disease spectrum, from asymptomatic infection, through manageable symptoms, all the way to (in persons without adequate antiretroviral therapy) severe unmanageable AIDS.
What part of speech is HIV/AIDS?
HIV/AIDS is a noun.

Words near HIV/AIDS in the dictionary

  1. HIV-
  2. HIV-1
  3. HIV-2
  4. HIV-negative
  5. HIV-positive
  6. HIV/AIDS
  7. Hiva Oa
  8. hive
  9. hive bee
  10. hive bees
  11. hive mind

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