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immunocompromise en · NOUN
Etymology
From immuno- + compromise.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of having a compromised immune system.
Some types of cancer can lead to immunocompromise.
2003, Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman, Ada M. Lindsey, Claudia M. West, Pathophysiological Phenomena in Nursing, →ISBN:
Antonyms
immunocompetence · immunocapability · immunocompetency
Relateds
immunocompromised · immunodeficient · immunosuppressed · immunocompetent · immunoresponse · immunopotential
Synonyms
immunosuppression · immunodeficiency
immunocompromise en · VERB
Etymology
From immuno- + compromise.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cause a compromised immune system.
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.
2013, Robert H. Rubin, Lowell S. Young, Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host, →ISBN, page 275:
Forms
Synonyms
immunosuppress