AIDS-related complex

noun

Definition of AIDS-related complex

: a group of symptoms (such as fever, weight loss, and lymphadenopathy) that is associated with the presence of antibodies to HIV and is followed by the development of AIDS in a certain proportion of cases

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1984

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AIDS-related complex

noun

medical Definition of AIDS-related complex

: a group of symptoms (as fever, weight loss, and lymphadenopathy) that is associated with the presence of antibodies to HIV and is followed by the development of AIDS in a certain proportion of cases —abbreviation ARC