immunodeficiency
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1. immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | acquired immune deficiency syndrome, aids, |
| definition | : | a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | agammaglobulinemia, |
| definition | : | a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hypogammaglobulinemia, |
| definition | : | an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection (noun.state) |
| antonym | : | immunocompetence, |
| definition | : | the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | immunodeficient, |
| definition | : | incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | immunocompetence, |
| definition | : | the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | immunodeficient, |
| definition | : | incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen (adj.all) |
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