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im⋅mu⋅no⋅de⋅fi⋅cien⋅cy
[im-yuh-noh-di-fish-uh
n-see, i-myoo-] 
–noun, plural -cies.
| impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies. |
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| im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cy (ĭm'yə-nō-dĭ-fĭsh'ən-sē, ĭ-myōō'-) n. pl. im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cies An innate, acquired, or induced inability to develop a normal immune response. im'mu·no·de·fi'cient adj. |
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Main Entry: im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cy
Pronunciation: -di-'fish-&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies or immunologically sensitized T cells especially in response to specific antigens —see
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immunodeficiency im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cy (ĭm'yə-nō-dĭ-fĭsh'ən-sē, ĭ-my&oomacr;'-)
n.
A disorder or deficiency of the normal immune response. Also called immune deficiency.
im'mu·no·de·fi'cient adj.
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immunodeficiency (ĭm'yə-nō-dĭ-fĭsh'ən-sē, ĭ-my '-) Pronunciation Key
The inability to produce a normal immune response, caused by an acquired or inherited disease. |
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