immunocompromised

[ im-yuh-noh-kom-pruh-mahyzd ]

adjective

1. having a compromised or impaired immune response; immunodeficient.

immunocompromised

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmprəmaɪzd /

adjective

1. having an impaired immune system and therefore incapable of an effective immune response, usually as a result of disease, such as AIDS, that damages the immune system

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunocompromised¹

First recorded in 1970–75; immuno- + compromised