| combined i. |
deficiency of lymphoid cells that mediate both antibody (B lymphocytes) and cellular (T lymphocytes) immunity. See table. Called also combined immunodeficiency disease.
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| combined immunodeficiency d. |
1. see under immunodeficiency. 2. an autosomal recessive disease of Arabian horses; foals lack their own cell-mediated immunity and seem normal only as long as they have passive immunity from the maternal blood acquired in utero. Soon after the age of two months, most die from uncontrollable infections, particularly respiratory.
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| combined modality t. |
treatment of cancer using two or more types of therapy, such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or surgery in an effort to achieve additive or synergistic effects; see also chemoradiotherapy. Called also multimodality t.
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| combined oral c. |
an oral contraceptive that includes both an estrogen and a progestagen, which may be administered in either two or three different phases during each menstrual cycle.
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| combined p. |
pelvimetry in which measurements are made both within and outside the body.
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