immunocompetent

1. 1.

   capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen

   “immunocompetent cells”

   Antonymsimmunodeficient

Questions about immunocompetent

What does immunocompetent mean?

immunocompetent means "capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen".

How many syllables are in immunocompetent?

immunocompetent has 6 syllables: im-mu-no-com-pe-tent. The stress falls on "com".

What is the opposite of immunocompetent?

The recorded antonyms are immunodeficient.

Is immunocompetent a common word?

immunocompetent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.