immunodeficiency
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English deficiency
English immunodeficiency
From immuno- + deficiency.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪˌmjuːnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]immunodeficiency (countable and uncountable, plural immunodeficiencies)
- A depletion in the body's natural immune system, or in some component of it.
- Synonyms: immunocompromise (noun), immunosuppression
- Antonyms: immunocompetence, immunocompetency
Derived terms
[edit]- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
- eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome
- foal immunodeficiency syndrome
- gay-related immunodeficiency (GRID)
- human immunodeficiency virus 1
- human immunodeficiency virus 2
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome
- primary immunodeficiency
- secondary immunodeficiency
- severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
- simian immunodeficiency virus
Related terms
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[edit]A depletion in the body's natural immune system
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (change)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *né
- English terms prefixed with immuno-
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