Definition of Immunodeficient

1. Adjective. Incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen. "Immunodeficient rodents"

Antonyms: Immunocompetent
Derivative terms: Immunodeficiency

Definition of Immunodeficient

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Immunodeficient

1. Those diseases in which immune reactions are suppressed or reduced. Reasons may include congenital absence of B and/or T lymphocytes or viral killing of helper lymphocytes (see HIV). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Immunodeficient

immunocompromised
immunocompromised host
immunoconglutinin
immunoconjugates
immunocyte
immunocytoadherence
immunocytochemical assay
immunocytochemistry
immunodeficiency
immunodeficiency
immunodeficiency disorders
immunodeficiency syndrome
immunodeficiency with elevated IgM
immunodeficiency with hypoparathyroidism
immunodeficient (current term)
immunodeficient (current term)
immunodepressant
immunodepression
immunodepressor
immunodiagnoses
immunodiagnosis
immunodiagnosis
immunodiagnostic
immunodiffusion
immunodiffusion
immunodominant epitopes
immunoelectron microscopy
immunoelectrophoresis
immunoelectrophoresis
immunoenhancement

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