Word

immunodeficiency, n.
(immunodeficiencies)

immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
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immunodeficiency

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

immunodeficient

antonym

immunocompetence

semantic pointers

hypernym

immunological disorder

hyponym

AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome agammaglobulinemia hypogammaglobulinemia severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency disease, SCID