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

Immunocompromised and disabled patients are told that unmasked hospital waiting rooms are safe when we know they are not.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025

Immunocompromised students may have reasons to wear face masks.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024

Immunocompromised patients in hospitals are most at risk, but so are people in long-term care centers and nursing homes, which generally have less access to diagnostics and infection control experts.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Immunocompromised people 12 and older should also get a second booster, she added.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2022

Many people who need it “don’t even know that it exists,” said Janet Handal, president and cofounder of the Transplant Recipients and Immunocompromised Patient Advocacy Group.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022