後こう天てん性せい免めん疫えき不ふ全ぜん症しょう候こう群ぐん

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Meanings

acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS

Formal medical term. In everyday conversation, the abbreviation エイズ (AIDS) is far more common.

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is caused by HIV infection.

この病びょう院いんでは後こう天てん性せい免めん疫えき不ふ全ぜん症しょう候こう群ぐんの専せん門もん治ち療りょうを行おこなっている。

This hospital provides specialized treatment for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

エイズ
Common abbreviation for AIDS, used in everyday language. 後天性免疫不全症候群 is the full formal term, mainly seen in medical contexts.

A direct translation of the English medical term 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'. 後天性 (acquired) + 免疫不全 (immune deficiency) + 症候群 (syndrome).