Term: x-linked scid: SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor
Candidate hypernym: severe combined immunodeficiency: 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 → 1
Candidate hypernym: change: the result of alteration or modification → 0
Candidate hypernym: interest: the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: backsword: a sword with only one cutting edge → 0
Candidate hypernym: pavage: a tax toward paving streets → 0
Candidate hypernym: mudder: a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack → 0
Candidate hypernym: griseofulvin: a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium → 0
Candidate hypernym: housing: a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component → 0
Candidate hypernym: colpocele: hernia projecting into the vagina → 0
Candidate hypernym: tan: a light brown the color of topaz → 0
Candidate hypernym: gladiolus: any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated → 0