immunodeficiency

immunodeficiency
noun /ɪˌmjuːnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsi/
A depletion in the bodys natural immune system, or in some component of it.

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  • immunodeficiency with short-limbed dwarfism — short limbed dwarfism marked by short, pudgy hands, redundant skin, and hyperextensible joints of the hands and feet associated with immunodeficiency, which may be either antibody or cellular or combined …   Medical dictionary

  • immunodeficiency — noun Date: 1969 inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies or immunologically sensitized T cells especially in response to specific antigens • immunodeficient adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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