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immunodeficiency

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im⋅mu⋅no⋅de⋅fi⋅cien⋅cy

  [im-yuh-noh-di-fish-uhn-see, i-myoo-]
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–noun, plural -cies.
impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.
Origin:
1970–75; immuno- + deficiency

Related forms:
im⋅mu⋅no⋅de⋅fi⋅cient, adjective
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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 AIDS —im·mu·no·de·fi·cient /-&nt/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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