- immunodeficiency
- im|mu|no|de|fi|cien|cy [ ,ımjənoudı`fıʃnsi ] noun uncounta medical condition in which your body does not have the normal defenses against diseases
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
immunodeficiency
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immunodeficiency — 1969, from comb. form of IMMUNE (Cf. immune) + DEFICIENCY (Cf. deficiency) … Etymology dictionary
immunodeficiency — ► NOUN ▪ reduced ability of the immune system to protect the body from infection … English terms dictionary
immunodeficiency — [im΄yə nō′dē fish′ən sē, i′myo͞o΄nōdē fish′ən sē] n. a condition in which the ability of the immune system to produce antibodies is impaired … English World dictionary
Immunodeficiency — Infobox Disease Name = Immunodeficiency Caption = DiseasesDB = 21506 ICD10 = ICD10|D|84|9|d|80 ICD9 = ICD9|279.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D007153 In medicine, immunodeficiency (or immune deficiency) is … Wikipedia
immunodeficiency — A condition resulting from a defective immune mechanism; may be primary (due to a defect in the immune mechanism itself) or secondary (dependent upon another disease process), specific (due to a defect in either the B lymphocyte or the T… … Medical dictionary
immunodeficiency — immunodeficient, adj. /im yeuh noh di fish euhn see, i myooh /, n., pl. immunodeficiencies. impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies. [1970 75; IMMUNO + DEFICIENCY] * * * Defect in immunity that… … Universalium
immunodeficiency — n. deficiency in the immune response. This can be acquired, as in AIDS, but there are many varieties of primary immunodeficiency occurring as inherited disorders characterized by hypogammaglobulinaemia or defects in T cell function, or both … The new mediacal dictionary
immunodeficiency with elevated IgM — immunodeficiency with hyper IgM a rare syndrome characterized by elevated immunoglobulin M levels and decreased levels of G and A immunoglobulins, associated with recurrent pyogenic infections, and possibly caused by failure of IgM producing… … Medical dictionary
immunodeficiency with thymoma — an immunodeficiency disorder in which thymoma, usually of the benign spindle cell type, is associated with hypogammaglobulinemia; deficiencies of cell mediated immunity, such as eosinopenia, hypoplastic or aplastic anemia, or autoimmune diseases … Medical dictionary
immunodeficiency with short-limbed dwarfism — short limbed dwarfism marked by short, pudgy hands, redundant skin, and hyperextensible joints of the hands and feet associated with immunodeficiency, which may be either antibody or cellular or combined … Medical dictionary
immunodeficiency — noun Date: 1969 inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies or immunologically sensitized T cells especially in response to specific antigens • immunodeficient adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
