"bubble boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bubble boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bubble boy (plural bubble boys)
  1. A young man with severe combined immunodeficiency ("bubble boy disease") that requires him to live in a special sterile environment.
    Sense id: en-bubble_boy-en-noun-uvzNshbn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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