Immunodeficiency: Difference between revisions

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Immunodeficiency
Term	Immunodeficiency
Short definition	immunodeficiency (IH-myoo-noh-deh-FIH-avoid-see) The body's decreased ability to fight infection and other diseases
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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immunodeficiency - (pronounced) (IH-myoo-noh-deh-FIH-avoid-see) The body's decreased ability to fight infection and other diseases

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 |Term=immunodeficiency
-|Short definition=immunoconjugate therapy (IH-myoo-noh-KON-jih-gut THAYR-uh-pee) A type of treatment that uses an immune substance, such as a monoclonal antibody, chemically conjugated with a cell-killing substance such as a toxin, a radioisotope or a drug. The immune substance targets specific cell types and the linked substance kills the target cells without harming other cells.
+|Short definition=immunodeficiency (IH-myoo-noh-deh-FIH-avoid-see) The body's decreased ability to fight infection and other diseases
 |Type=Cancer terms
 |Specialty=Oncology