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immunocompromise

noun, verb — 2 senses

immunocompromise

noun

Etymology From immuno- + compromise.

1

Medicine, Sciences 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:
Related terms
immunocompetent, immunocompromised, immunodeficient, immunopotential, immunoresponse, immunosuppressed

immunocompromise

verb

Etymology From immuno- + compromise.

1

Medicine, Sciences 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:

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