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AIDS

AIDS

Meaning of AIDS

a serious disease that destroys the body's immune system

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German/eːˈaːɪ̯ˈdeːʔɛs/
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AIDS synonyms

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What's the difference between AIDS / Aids-Infektion / Immunschwächekrankheit / Immundefizienzkrankheit / HIV / Infektion

A
🇩🇪German
Aids-Infektion

A technical medical term referring to an AIDS-related infection; it sounds clinical and is used mainly in medical or scientific contexts.

A2Very Rarely
I
🇩🇪German
Immunschwächekrankheit

A very general description of a disease in which the immune system is weakened; it is not a strict name for a specific illness.

A2Rarely
I
🇩🇪German
Immundefizienzkrankheit

A scientific and medical term for a disease connected with immune deficiency; it sounds even more technical than 'Immunschwächekrankheit'.

A2Rarely
H
🇩🇪German
HIV

Not a synonym in the strict sense, but the name of the virus that can lead to AIDS; often used in everyday speech instead of the disease name.

A2Very Often
I
🇩🇪German
Infektion

A very general word for an infection; compared with AIDS, it is much broader and does not name a specific illness.

A2Very Often
K
🇩🇪German
Krankheit

The most general word for any illness; it relates to AIDS only as a very broad umbrella term.

A2Very Often

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how to pronounce AIDS

/eːˈaːɪ̯ˈdeːʔɛs/

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AIDS

AIDS transcription

/eːˈaːɪ̯ˈdeːʔɛs/

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AIDS meaning: what does it mean?

eine schwere Krankheit, die das Immunsystem des Körpers zerstört

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