immunodeficiency
immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced • Ant: immunocompetence • Derivationally related forms: immunodeficient • Hypernyms: immunological disorder • Hyponyms: AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, agammaglobulinemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency disease, SCID
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