Meanings
plural severe combined immunodeficiencies
- countableuncountablemedicineA genetic disorder characterized by the disturbed development of functional T cells and B cells, resulting in extreme vulnerability to infectious diseases.
Synonyms: SCID, bubble boy disease, bubble boy syndrome, bubble baby disease, bubble baby syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA genetic disorder characterized by the disturbed development of functional T cells and B cells, resulting in extreme vulnerability to infectious diseases.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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severe combined immunodeficiency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/severe%20combined%20immunodeficiency
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