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immunocompromised

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im·mu·no·com·pro·mised  (my-n-kmpr-mzd, -my-)
adj.
Incapable of developing a normal immune response, usually as a result of disease, malnutrition, or immunosuppressive therapy.
immunocompromised [ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmprəmaɪzd]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) 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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Adj.1.immunocompromised - unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy
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immunocompromised
adj (Med) → immungeschwächt


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