immunodeficiency
noun
impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.
immunodeficiencies
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pluralof immunodeficiency.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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People who have rare and complex chronic conditions, such as immunodeficiencies, rely on life-sustaining medicine developed from plasma donations – including Julie Jolley.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Although Covid presents relatively few risks to children and vaccinated adults under 50, it presents more to older people and some with specific immunodeficiencies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
These are the pandemic experiences of immunocompromised people—those with organ transplants or certain cancers, those on chemotherapy or immunosuppressant drugs, those with genetic immunodeficiencies, those with other issues that suppress their immune systems.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2021
Its intravenous form is FDA-licensed for six conditions, including primary immunodeficiencies; Kawasaki disease, which causes inflammation in the blood vessels; preventive care after bone marrow transplants; and a neurological condition called chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2019
There are also acquired immunodeficiencies with potentially devastating effects on the immune system, such as HIV.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
