immunocompromised

English

Etymology 1

From immuno- +‎ compromised.

Adjective

immunocompromised

  1. (immunology) Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.
    Antonym: immunocompetent
    • 2022 February 17, Amanda Morris and Maggie Astor, “Vulnerable to the Virus, High-Risk Americans Feel Pain as the U.S. Moves On”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      More than seven million adults in the United States, or about 3 percent, are characterized by health professionals as immunocompromised because of a disease, medication or other treatment that weakens their body’s immune response, meaning that diseases such as Covid-19 can be more deadly to them, and that vaccines offer less protection.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:immunocompromised.
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Etymology 2

Verb

immunocompromised

  1. simple past and past participle of immunocompromise
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