immunodeficiency: Meaning and Definition of

im•mu•no•de•fi•cien•cy

Pronunciation: (im"yu-nō-di-fish'un-sē, i-my"-), [key]
— pl. -cies.
  1. impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.
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