immunocompromised

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   unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy

Questions about immunocompromised

What does immunocompromised mean?

immunocompromised means "unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy".

How many syllables are in immunocompromised?

immunocompromised has 6 syllables: im-muno-com-pro-mi-sed. The stress falls on "pro".

Is immunocompromised a common word?

immunocompromised 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.