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noun
A genetic disorder characterized by the disturbed development of functional T cells and B cells, resulting in extreme vulnerability to infectious diseases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: SCID, bubble boy disease, bubble boy syndrome, bubble baby disease, bubble baby syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: severe combined immunodeficiency disease, SCID
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immunodeficiency, monogenic disorder, monogenic disease
Narrower terms: ADA-SCID, X-linked SCID, X-SCID
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