immunodeficiency

[ im-yuh-noh-di-fish-uh n-see, ih-myoo- ]
/ ˌɪm yə noʊ dɪˈfɪʃ ən si, ɪˌmyu- /

noun, plural im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cies.

impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.

Origin of immunodeficiency

First recorded in 1970–75; immuno- + deficiency

OTHER WORDS FROM immunodeficiency

im·mu·no·de·fi·cient, adjective

Words nearby immunodeficiency

immunocompetent, immunocompromised, immunoconglutinin, immunocyte, immunocytochemistry, immunodeficiency, immunodeficiency syndrome, immunodepression, immunodiagnosis, immunodiagnostics, immunodiffusion

British Dictionary definitions for immunodeficiency

immunodeficiency
/ (ˌimjʊnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsɪ) /

noun

a deficiency in or breakdown of a person's immune system

Medical definitions for immunodeficiency

immunodeficiency
[ ĭm′yə-nō-dĭ-fĭsh′ən-sē, ĭ-myōō′- ]

n.

A disorder or deficiency of the normal immune response. immune deficiency

Other words from immunodeficiency

im′mu•no•de•fi′cient adj.

Scientific definitions for immunodeficiency

immunodeficiency
[ ĭm′yə-nō-dĭ-fĭsh′ən-sē, ĭ-myōō′- ]

The inability to produce a normal immune response, caused by an acquired or inherited disease.