gay-related immunodeficiency
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- (pathology, dated) Synonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). [Used in the early 1980s.]
- Synonym: (acronym) GRID
- 1982 May 11, Lawrence K. Altman, “New Homosexual Disorder Worries Health Officials”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The cause of the disorder is unknown. Researchers call it A.I.D., for acquired immunodeficiency disease, or GRID, for gay-related immunodeficiency. It has been reported in 20 states and seven countries.