gay-related immunodeficiency

English

Alternative forms

• gay-related immune deficiency

Noun

gay-related immunodeficiency (uncountable)

1. (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.