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Definition of: AIDS
(ādz) noun
A disease that impairs the human immune system, caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), transmitted through blood and bodily fluids; characterized by development of recurrent or chronic opportunistic infections with an increased incidence of certain cancers, [acronym for acquired immune deficiency syndrome].
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