severe combined immunodeficiency
noun
: a rare congenital disorder of the immune system that is characterized by inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies and T cells and that usually results in early death
called also severe combined immune deficiency
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He’d been flagged for a rare genetic disorder: SCID, or severe combined immunodeficiency.
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Hazlitt, 14 Dec. 2022
Tribe members suffer Navajo neurohepatopathy, diabetes and severe combined immunodeficiency.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Alain Fischer, a French professor of pediatric immunology, and his team tried to cure a disease called severe combined immunodeficiency.
—Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2023
In 2008, the state became first to test for severe combined immunodeficiency, also known as bubble boy disease.
—Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
The disease at issue is severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA-SCID.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
The treatment, which Orchard designated OTL-101, addresses severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA-SCID.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021
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Hazlitt, 14 Dec. 2022
Tribe members suffer Navajo neurohepatopathy, diabetes and severe combined immunodeficiency.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Alain Fischer, a French professor of pediatric immunology, and his team tried to cure a disease called severe combined immunodeficiency.
—Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2023
In 2008, the state became first to test for severe combined immunodeficiency, also known as bubble boy disease.
—Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
The disease at issue is severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA-SCID.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
The treatment, which Orchard designated OTL-101, addresses severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA-SCID.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021
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“Severe combined immunodeficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severe%20combined%20immunodeficiency. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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