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immunodeficient

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im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cy  (my-n-d-fshn-s, -my-)
n. pl. im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cies
An innate, acquired, or induced inability to develop a normal immune response.
immu·no·de·ficient adj.
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Adj.1.immunodeficient - incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen; "immunodeficient rodents"
immunocompetent - capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen; "immunocompetent cells"


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