immunodeficient

1. 1.

   incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen

   “immunodeficient rodents”

   Antonymsimmunocompetent

Questions about immunodeficient

What does immunodeficient mean?

immunodeficient means "incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen".

How many syllables are in immunodeficient?

immunodeficient has 6 syllables: im-mu-no-de-fi-cient. The stress falls on "de".

What is the opposite of immunodeficient?

The recorded antonyms are immunocompetent.

Is immunodeficient a common word?

immunodeficient is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.