AIDS-related complex

AIDS-related complex definition - medical

AIDS-related complex

noun Abbr. ARC
A combination of symptoms, including fever, lymphadenopathy, blood abnormalities, and susceptibility to opportunistic infections that is a precursor to AIDS in some individuals infected with HIV.

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