aids
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Noun (1)
- a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needlesSynonyms: AIDSacquired immune deficiency syndrome
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AIDS
<jargon> /aydz/ A* Infected Disk Syndrome ("A*" is a glob pattern that matches, but is not limited to, Apple Computer), this condition is quite often the result of practicing unsafe SEX.
See virus, worm, Trojan horse, virgin. [Jargon File]
(1995-04-13)