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severe combined immunodeficiency meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of severe combined immunodeficiency at MeaningMonkey.org. severe combined immunodeficiency meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY noun
Definition of severe combined immunodeficiency (noun)
- 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
- synonyms: SCID, severe combined immunodeficiency disease
Source: Princeton University Wordnet