Immunocompromised
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Immunocompromised is an adjective meaning (immunology) Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.
Meaning
(immunology) Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of immunocompromise
Example Sentences
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.
Antonyms for immunocompromised
Common opposites include immunocompetent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include immunosuppressed, immuno-compromised, immunocompromized, immunocompromising, immunocompetent, immunodefective.
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