severe combined immune deficiency
or severe combined immunodeficiency
noun Pathology.
a group of rare congenital disorders in which both cell-mediated and humoral immunity are lacking, causing susceptibility to a wide variety of illnesses and an inability to live in a normal environment. Abbreviation: SCID
Words nearby severe combined immune deficiency
severance,
severance pay,
severance tax,
severe,
severe acute respiratory syndrome,
severe combined immune deficiency,
severe combined immunodeficiency,
severinus,
severity,
severn,
severna park
Medical definitions for severe combined immunodeficiency
severe combined immunodeficiency
n.
A usually fatal congenital immune system disorder in which the body is unable to produce enough B cells and T cells to resist infection.