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1. X-ray_tube
noun. a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays.
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2. ADA-SCID
noun. SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase.
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3. X-SCID
noun. 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.
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5. SCID
noun. 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.