Noun: SCID
- 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
"The infant was diagnosed with SCID through newborn screening";
- severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency disease
Type of: immunodeficiency, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
Encyclopedia: SCID