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.

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HIV disease
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Meanings

nounHIV/AIDS (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineHIV 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 & antonyms

nounHIV 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.

Similar
HIV disease
Also see
acquired immunodeficiency syndromehivhiv disease

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 艾滋病毒和艾滋病
  • 艾滋病毒和艾滋病 (àizī bìngdú hé àizībìng)HIV and AIDS
Finnish HIV, AIDS
  • HIVHIV and AIDS
  • AIDSHIV and AIDS
Spanish VIH, sida
  • VIHHIV and AIDS
  • sidaHIV and AIDS
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APA

HIV/AIDS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIV%2FAIDS

MLA

“HIV/AIDS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIV%2FAIDS. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HIV/AIDS,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIV%2FAIDS.

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