immunocompromised

American  

[im-yuh-noh-kom-pruh-mahyzd] / ˌɪm yə noʊˈkɒm prə maɪzd /

immune-compromised,

adjective

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

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immunocompromised British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of immunocompromised

First recorded in 1970–75; immuno- + compromised

Example Sentences

“I’m not supposed to have people over because my mom is immunocompromised.”

From Literature

Rob Davis notes the severity of the current flu season, as well as a population of 85 million people who are high risk or immunocompromised and 25 million people over 65.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I've seen children who have had strokes after chickenpox and I have also seen immunocompromised children particularly who have died as a consequence of chickenpox infection," she said.

From BBC

Standard vaccines are often less effective in older people or in the immunocompromised because they work through the immune system.

From Barron's

The team also evaluated 1,334 patients who were immunocompromised due to solid organ transplants.

From Science Daily