immunocompromise

English

Etymology

From immuno- +‎ compromise.

Noun

immunocompromise (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) The state of having a compromised immune system.
    Synonyms: immunodeficiency, immunosuppression
    Antonyms: immunocompetence, immunocompetency, immunocapability
    • 2003, Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman, Ada M. Lindsey, Claudia M. West, Pathophysiological Phenomena in Nursing‎[1], →ISBN:
      Some types of cancer can lead to immunocompromise.

Verb

immunocompromise (third-person singular simple present immunocompromises, present participle immunocompromising, simple past and past participle immunocompromised)

  1. (medicine, transitive) To cause a compromised immune system.
    Synonym: immunosuppress
    • 2013, Robert H. Rubin, Lowell S. Young, Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host‎[2], →ISBN, page 275:
      It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.
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