immunodeficiency

[ im-yuh-noh-di-fish-uhn-see, ih-myoo- ]

noun,plural im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cies.

impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.

Origin of immunodeficiency

First recorded in 1970–75; immuno- + deficiency

Other words from immunodeficiency

im·mu·no·de·fi·cient, adjective

Words Nearby immunodeficiency

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How to use immunodeficiency in a sentence

The two screens—either upping or lowering gene expression in tens of thousands of genes on a whim—can be adapted to dig into autoimmune disorders, immunodeficiency, or infections from donated human cells.
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Some patients have immunodeficiency because of a weakened immune system, while at the same time battling autoimmune conditions, in which an overzealous immune system attacks its own body.
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GRID, gay-related immune deficiency, became AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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British Dictionary definitions for immunodeficiency

immunodeficiency

/ (ˌimjʊnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsɪ) /

noun

a deficiency in or breakdown of a person's immune system

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Scientific definitions for immunodeficiency

immunodeficiency

[ ĭm′yə-nō-dĭ-fĭsh′ən-sē, ĭ-myōō′- ]

The inability to produce a normal immune response, caused by an acquired or inherited disease.

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