immunological disorder

/ˌˈɪmjənəˌlɑdʒəkəl dɪˌsɔrdər/

Definitions of immunological disorder

1. noun

   a disorder of the immune system
   types:

   immunodeficiency

   immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced

   immunosuppression

   lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)

   anergy

   reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen

   AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome

   a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles

   agammaglobulinemia

   a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection

   hypogammaglobulinemia

   an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection

   SCID, severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency disease

   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

   type of:

   disorder, upset

   a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning