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immuno-compromised

immuno-compromised is the alternative spelling of immunocompromised.

Meaning of immunocompromised

Adjective

immunocompromised

  1. Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.
    • 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...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
    Antonyms:
    immunocompetent

Questions about immuno-compromised

What is immuno-compromised the alternative spelling of?
Immuno-compromised is the alternative spelling of immunocompromised.

Words near immuno-compromised in the dictionary

  1. immunizers
  2. immunizes
  3. immunizing
  4. immuno-
  5. immuno-competent
  6. immuno-compromised
  7. immuno-deficiency
  8. immuno-protein
  9. immuno-psychiatry
  10. immunoablation
  11. immunoablative

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