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bubble boy disease

bubble boy disease noun: severe combined immunodeficiency.

Noun

bubble boy disease (uncountable)

  1. (medical genetics) Severe combined immunodeficiency.

Synonyms of bubble boy disease

Origin of bubble boy disease

Due to some sufferers who have become famous for living in a sterile environment, or a "bubble".

Questions about bubble boy disease

What does bubble boy disease mean?
Bubble boy disease means severe combined immunodeficiency.
What part of speech is bubble boy disease?
Bubble boy disease is a noun.

Words near bubble boy disease in the dictionary

  1. bubble bath
  2. bubble baths
  3. bubble blower
  4. bubble blowers
  5. bubble boy
  6. bubble boy disease
  7. bubble boy syndrome
  8. bubble boys
  9. bubble brain
  10. bubble brains
  11. bubble butt

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