immunodeficiency
/im-yuh-noh-di-fish-uhn-see, ih-myoo-/US // ˌɪm yə noʊ dɪˈfɪʃ ən si, ɪˌmyu- //UK // (ˌimjʊnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsɪ) //
免疫缺陷,免疫缺陷症,免疫缺失,免疫缺失症
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cies.
- : impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.
Examples
Some patients have immunodeficiency because of a weakened immune system, while at the same time battling autoimmune conditions, in which an overzealous immune system attacks its own body.
GRID, gay-related immune deficiency, became AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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