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immunodeficiency

a deficiency in or breakdown of a person's immune system
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immunodeficiency

[¦im·yə‚nō·də′fish·ən·sē]
(immunology)
Any defect of antibody function or cell-mediated immunity.
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In the most infamous form, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) destroys a type of white blood cell, the T cell, and this causes progressive weakness and vulnerability of the immune system.
According to a new study, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can hide in a dormant state in the body for more than ten years.
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