Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

4h disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: 4h dis-ease
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Dated; Offensive; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"2022, Rinaldo F. Canalis, Massimo Ciavolella, Valeria Finucci, Rethinking Medical Humanities Dr. Peter Piot a Belgian physician noticed that among patients who came from Africa there were as many women as men suffering from the “4H disease.”"

Etymology

Coined in 1981 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since the then newly-discovered disease seemed to affect mainly the "four H's": homosexuals, heroin users, hemophiliacs, and Haitians.

Usage

Inflected Forms

4-H disease (alternative)

Synonyms

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS 4H disease gay cancer gay plague gay-related immunodeficiency GRID

Questions

What does 4h disease mean?: Synonym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Where does 4h disease come from?: Coined in 1981 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since the then newly-discovered disease seemed to affect mainly the "four H's": homosexuals, heroin users, hemophiliacs, and Haitians.

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