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EDS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does EDS mean?
• EDS (noun)
The noun EDS has 1 sense:
1. a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
Familiarity information: EDS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
EDS; explosive detection system
Hypernyms ("EDS" is a kind of...):
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
Context examples
About 1 in 5,000 people has EDS. There is no cure.
(Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, NIH)
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of inherited disorders that weaken connective tissues.
(Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, NIH)
There are several types of EDS.
(Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, NIH)
EDS usually affects your skin, joints and blood vessel walls.
(Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, NIH)
Also called: Cutis elastica, EDS
(Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, NIH)
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