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- noun immunology A
deficiency in one or more components of theimmune system
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Examples
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(Methotrexate), can cause liver, lung and kidney damage, as well as strong immunodepression.
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Cellular and humoral immunodepression in vultures feeding upon medicated livestock carrion.
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Chamorro A, Urra X, Planas AM (2007) Infection after acute ischemic stroke: a manifestation of brain-induced immunodepression.
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The majority of the outbreaks originated among patients already affected by one or more underlying conditions causing some degree of immunodepression.
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Soete M, Fortier B, Camus D, Dubremetz JF (1996) Stage conversion of Toxoplasma gondii in mouse brain during infection and immunodepression.
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The majority of the outbreaks originated among patients already affected by one or more underlying conditions causing some degree of immunodepression.
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Woiciechowsky C, Asadullah K, Nestler D, Eberhardt B, Platzer C, et al. (1998) Sympathetic activation triggers systemic interleukin-10 release in immunodepression induced by brain injury.
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Japan, it has been rare to observe serious side effects of ACTH (e.g., obesity, hypertension, hypertrichosis, electrolyte imbalance, manifest immunodepression, cardiac dilation, brain shrinkage on CT/MRI) in our daily practice, "noted Dr. Fukuyama.
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There is a significant relationship between the subtype of lymphoma and the HIV disease status, with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma occurring in the setting of profound immunodepression (CD4
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