immunodeficiency
immunodeficiency
Definition
immuno·deficiency (--dē fis̸h′ən sē)
noun
a condition in which the ability of the immune system to produce antibodies is impaired
immunodeficiency
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: Cushing's disease also causes immunodeficiency ( Britton et al.
- have: Anyone who has a primary immunodeficiency is going to face problems.
- acquire: Whether we believe that HIV or fear is the major co-factor in acquired immunodeficiency, it is a deadly combination.
Adjective modifier
- x-linked: This may be particularly important for female relatives on the maternal side of a family where a male baby has an X-linked immunodeficiency.
- combined: By the Public Health Genetics Unit Children with severe combined immunodeficiency have been treated using gene therapy.
- primary: Anyone who has a primary immunodeficiency is going to face problems.
- variable: In some cases IgG subclass deficiency may be the first indication of the future evolution of common variable immunodeficiency ( CVI ).
- human: Multivariate models for predicting progression to AIDS and survival in human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons.
- common: Another common immunodeficiency occurs following treatment with drugs which damage the immune system.
Modifies a noun
- virus: HIV / AIDS HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.
- syndrome: Occupational risk of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among health care workers.
- infection: Risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection in intravenous drug users.
- type: Biological characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clones derived from different organs of an AIDS patient by long-range PCR.
- disorder: The first primary immunodeficiency disorder was recognized by Dr. Ogdon Bruton in 1952.
- disease: Regarding AIDS vaccine research, studies of nonhuman immunodeficiency diseases are likely to remain unproductive.
Noun used with modifier
- T-cell: Combined Immunodeficiency Combined B-cell and T-cell immunodeficiency is extremely serious and life-threatening.
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