Definition of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in English :

Define Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in English

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency meaning in English

Meaning of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in English

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency pronunciation in English

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

see synonyms of severe combined immunodeficiency

Noun

1. scid, severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency disease

a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

see synonyms of severe combined immunodeficiency
n. Abbr. SCID
Any of various, potentially fatal genetic disorders of the immune system marked by the absence of T cells, by inadequate B-cell function, and in some forms by the absence of B cells and natural killer cells, resulting in the body's inability to resist infection.

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