Medical Definition of Secondary immunodeficiency

1. Immunodeficiency in which there is no evident defect in the lymphoid tissues, but rather hypercatabolism or loss of immunoglobulins such as occurs in familial idiopathic hypercatabolic hypoproteinaemia or in defects associated with the nephrotic syndrome. Synonym: secondary agammaglobulinaemia, secondary antibody deficiency, secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secondary Immunodeficiency

secondary gain
secondary generalised epilepsy
secondary glaucoma
secondary haemorrhage
secondary homonym
secondary host
secondary hydrocephalus
secondary hyperparathyroidism
secondary hypertension
secondary hypertension
secondary hyperthyroidism
secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia
secondary hypogonadism
secondary hypothyroidism
secondary immune response
secondary immunodeficiency (current term)
secondary infection
secondary interatrial foramen
secondary leukaemia
secondary lung cancer
secondary lymphoid tissue
secondary lysosome
secondary lysosomes
secondary medical care
secondary megaureter
secondary mesoderm
secondary metabolism
secondary metabolite
secondary methemoglobinaemia
secondary modern school

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