acquired immunodeficiency

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An innate, acquired, or induced inability to develop a normal immune response.

immu·no·de·ficient adj.

immunodeficiency [ˌimjʊnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsɪ]

(Medicine / Pathology) a deficiency in or breakdown of a person's immune system

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

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Noun

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

immunological disorder - a disorder of the immune system

acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS - a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles

agammaglobulinemia - a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection

hypogammaglobulinemia - an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection

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

immunocompetence - the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen

Translations

immunodeficiency [ɪˌmjuːnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsɪ] N → inmunodeficiencia f

immunodeficiency

n (Med) → Immunschwäche f

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome Ada ADA-SCID adenosine deaminase agammaglobulinemia AIDS enzyme HIV human immunodeficiency virus hypogammaglobulinemia immune response immunocompetence immunocompromised immunological disorder infection lentivirus monogenic disease monogenic disorder pneumocystis	Categories: Health, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Assertive community treatment, Federal aid programs, Federal grants, Government grants, Grant administration, Grant award procedures, Grants to local governments, Grants to states, Health care programs, Health care services, Impacted area programs, Impacted areas, Minorities, Minority AIDS Initiative, Municipal governments, Program management, Requirements definition Ryan White CARE Act: Program Changes Affecting Minority AIDS ... by General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a term defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and by the European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS (EuroHIV). Officials allay fears HIV will spread by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) The researchers say that their findings indicate that periodontal disease could act as a risk-factor for HIV-1 reactivation in latently infected individuals, and might contribute to the systemic dissemination of the virus causing clinical progression of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Periodontal disease bacterium may reactivate latent HIV-1 by Asian News International	acquaintance violence acquaintanceship Acquaintant acquainted Acquaintedness Acquest acquiesce acquiescence Acquiescency acquiescent Acquiescently Acquiet Acquirability Acquirable acquire acquire (radar) acquired acquired antibody acquired behaviour acquired character acquired characteristic acquired drive acquired hemochromatosis acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immunity acquired immunodeficiency acquired reflex acquired taste acquirement acquirer acquiring Acquiry Acquisite acquisition acquisition accounting acquisition agreement acquisition and cross-servicing agreement acquisitive Acquisitively acquisitiveness Acquisitor Acquist acquit Acquitment acquittal acquittance acquitted Acquitter acr- Acragas Acrania	Acquired Epileptic Aphasia (landau-kleffner syndrome) Acquired epileptiform aphasia Acquired External Auditory Canal Atresia acquired facts acquired Fanconi's syndrome Acquired feature inheritance Acquired feature inheritance Acquired feature inheritance Acquired Funds' Fees and Expenses Acquired Generalized Hypohidrosis/anhidrosis Acquired Group Membership acquired hemochromatosis Acquired Hemophilia B Blood acquired hyperlipoproteinemia Acquired hyperostosis syndrome acquired hypogammaglobulinemia acquired hypopigmentation acquired hypopigmentation Acquired Iatrogenic Death Syndrome Acquired Immune Deficiency acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immune deficiency syndrome acquired immunity acquired immunity acquired immunity acquired immunity acquired immunodeficiency acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Acquired immunological tolerance acquired knowledge Acquired Knowledge Systems Inc. acquired leukoderma acquired mannosidosis acquired megacolon acquired megacolon acquired megacolon Acquired melanocytic nevus acquired mode of behavior acquired myotonia acquired myotonia acquired myotonia acquired nevus Acquired Oxacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus acquired pellicle acquired pellicle acquired pellicle Acquired Pit of the Optic Nerve Acquired Platelet Dysfunction with Eosinophilia acquired platelet function defect Acquired polyps Acquired polyps Acquired polyps

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Ada
ADA-SCID
adenosine deaminase
agammaglobulinemia
AIDS
enzyme
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
hypogammaglobulinemia
immune response
immunocompetence
immunocompromised
immunological disorder
infection
lentivirus
monogenic disease
monogenic disorder
pneumocystis

Categories: Health, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Assertive community treatment, Federal aid programs, Federal grants, Government grants, Grant administration, Grant award procedures, Grants to local governments, Grants to states, Health care programs, Health care services, Impacted area programs, Impacted areas, Minorities, Minority AIDS Initiative, Municipal governments, Program management, Requirements definition

Ryan White CARE Act: Program Changes Affecting Minority AIDS ... by General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a term defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and by the European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS (EuroHIV).

Officials allay fears HIV will spread by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)

The researchers say that their findings indicate that periodontal disease could act as a risk-factor for HIV-1 reactivation in latently infected individuals, and might contribute to the systemic dissemination of the virus causing clinical progression of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Periodontal disease bacterium may reactivate latent HIV-1 by Asian News International

Acquired Epileptic Aphasia (landau-kleffner syndrome)
Acquired epileptiform aphasia
Acquired External Auditory Canal Atresia
acquired facts
acquired Fanconi's syndrome
Acquired feature inheritance
Acquired feature inheritance
Acquired feature inheritance
Acquired Funds' Fees and Expenses
Acquired Generalized Hypohidrosis/anhidrosis
Acquired Group Membership
acquired hemochromatosis
Acquired Hemophilia B Blood
acquired hyperlipoproteinemia
Acquired hyperostosis syndrome
acquired hypogammaglobulinemia
acquired hypopigmentation
acquired hypopigmentation
Acquired Iatrogenic Death Syndrome
Acquired Immune Deficiency
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immunity
acquired immunity
acquired immunity
acquired immunity

acquired immunodeficiency

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Acquired immunological tolerance
acquired knowledge
Acquired Knowledge Systems Inc.
acquired leukoderma
acquired mannosidosis
acquired megacolon
acquired megacolon
acquired megacolon
Acquired melanocytic nevus
acquired mode of behavior
acquired myotonia
acquired myotonia
acquired myotonia
acquired nevus
Acquired Oxacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
acquired pellicle
acquired pellicle
acquired pellicle
Acquired Pit of the Optic Nerve
Acquired Platelet Dysfunction with Eosinophilia
acquired platelet function defect
Acquired polyps
Acquired polyps
Acquired polyps

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