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Definition of Immunodeficiency
1. Noun. Immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced.
Generic synonyms: Immunological Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aids, Agammaglobulinemia, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Scid, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
Antonyms: Immunocompetence
Derivative terms: Immunodeficient
Specialized synonyms: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aids, Agammaglobulinemia, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Scid, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
Antonyms: Immunocompetence
Derivative terms: Immunodeficient
Medical Definition of Immunodeficiency
1. Inabillity to mount a normal immune response. Immunodeficiency can be due to a genetic disease or acquired as in aids due to HIV. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Immunodeficiency
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