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Definition of immunodeficiency noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

immunodeficiency

noun

NAmE//ˌɪmyənoʊdɪˈfɪʃnsi//

, NAmE//ɪˌmyunoʊdɪˈfɪʃnsi//

(also immune deficiency) [uncountable]

a medical condition in which your body does not have the normal ability to resist infection human immunodeficiency virus or HIV

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