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immunodeficiency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˌmjuːnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsi/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English deficiency English immunodeficiency From immuno- + deficiency.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A depletion in the body's natural immune system, or in some component of it.

Forms

Antonyms

immunocompetence · immunocompetency

Deriveds

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome · severe combined immunodeficiency · human immunodeficiency virus 2 · simian immunodeficiency virus · common variable immunodeficiency · immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome · human immunodeficiency virus · foal immunodeficiency syndrome · human immunodeficiency virus 1 · eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome · gay-related immunodeficiency · secondary immunodeficiency · primary immunodeficiency

Relateds

immunocompromised · immunodeficient · immunosuppressed · immunocompetent

Synonyms

immunosuppression · immunocompromise

Translations (24)

eu immunoeskasia (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · pl niedobór odporności (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · de Immundefekt (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · pl upośledzenie odporności (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · ru иммунодефици́т (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · th ภูมิคุ้มกันบกพร่อง (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · be імунадэфіцы́т (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · es inmunodeficiencia (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · sv immunsvaghet (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · fr immunodéficience (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · it immunodeficienza (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · sv immunbrist (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · ca immunodeficiència (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · hu immunhiány (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · sv immundefekt (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · pt imunodeficiência (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · nl immuundeficiëntie (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · cmn 免疫缺陷 (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · da immundefekt (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · ro imunodeficiență (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · fi immuunipuutos (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · fi immuunivaje (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · uk імунодефіци́т (A depletion in the body's natural immune system) · sk imunodeficiencia (A depletion in the body's natural immune system)