immune deficiency
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1. the period between infection with a virus or other microorganism and the onset of symptoms
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susceptible
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2. the protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.
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antiretroviral
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3. failure of the immune system to protect the body adequately from infection
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tumour
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4. It affects patients only or chiefly when the immune system is depressed
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antibody
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5. a virus which reduces people's resistance to illness
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latency
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6. denoting drugs which inhibit the activity of retroviruses
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HIV
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7. likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular substance
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opportunistic infection
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8. a swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant
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