severe combined immunodeficiency
severe combined immunodeficiency
nounDefinition of SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
: a rare congenital disorder of the immune system that is characterized by inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies and T cells and that usually results in early death —called also severe combined immune deficiency
First Known Use of SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
1973
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