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