aids

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see also: AIDS, Aids

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Pronunciation

• (RP, America) IPA: /eɪdz/

Noun

1. plural form of aid

Verb

1. third-person singular form of aid

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AIDS

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /eɪdz/

Noun

aids (uncountable)

1. (disease, acronym) acquired immune deficiency syndrome#English|Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
   • 2007, Clinical Pathology ISBN 0198569467, page 50:

     Patients with AIDS become highly susceptible to infection by intracellular microbes normally contained by T cells (Fig. 4.8).

   Synonyms: GRID, gay cancer, gay plague

Translations

• French: SIDA
• German: AIDS
• Italian: SIDA, AIDS
• Portuguese: SIDA, AIDS
• Russian: СПИД
• Spanish: SIDA, sida

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Aids

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Noun

aids (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of AIDS#English|AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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