acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome — noun
1. a life-threatening medical condition in which a virus slowly destroys the immune
a life-threatening medical condition in which a virus slowly destroys the immune system over several years, making the body unable to protect itself against infections and certain cancers
The clinic provides free testing and counselling for people living with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
uncountable noun, usually capitalised
Elena volunteers at a support group for children whose parents died of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Advances in treatment mean that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is now considered a manageable chronic illness.
Hao wrote a thesis on the global fight against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
The report showed that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome makes the body unable to fight off pneumonia and tuberculosis.
- AIDS
the standard abbreviation, far more common in everyday use than the full term
文法句型
the + ~
~ + virus
用法筆記
Often shortened to AIDS in both speech and writing. Capital letters are standard for the abbreviation, though the full term is sometimes written lowercase in informal contexts.