| acquired immunity |
Immunity which develops in response to foreign antigens in the body, involving either the production of antibodies or activated T cells which react specifically with the foreign antigen.
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| acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
a fatal disease caused by a virus that destroys the immune system's ability to fight off infection, capable of being transmitted from mother to fetus.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/A.htm
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| acquired |
referring to a feature, state, or disease that happens after birth.
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| acquired deafness |
loss of hearing that occurs or develops over the course of a lifetime; deafness not present at birth.
Ãâó: www.luhs.org/health/topics/ent/glossary.htm
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| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
AIDS. An acquired defect in immune system function caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS is associated with increased susceptibility to certain cancers and to opportunistic infections, which are infections that occur rarely except in individuals with weak immune systems.
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