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IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
immunological disorder (a disorder of the immune system)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb immunocompromise
Context examples:
M. nonliquefaciens is a commensal organism of the upper respiratory tract but may become pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.
(Moraxella nonliquefaciens, NCI Thesaurus)
Induction or development of a malignant disease(s) or condition(s) that results from retroviral activity or arises due to the immunocompromised state of an HIV infected individual.
(Pathogenesis of HIV Malignancy, NCI Thesaurus)
Induction or development of microbe-induced disease(s) in an immunocompromised HIV infected individual.
(Pathogenesis of HIV Opportunistic Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
Induction or development of an organ or tissue disorder(s) that results from retroviral activity or arises due to the immunocompromised state of an HIV infected individual.
(Pathogenesis of HIV-Related Organ/Tissue Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
O. intermedium is found in soil and is an opportunistic pathogen particularly in immunocompromised individuals or those with nosocomial infections.
(Ochrobactrum intermedium, NCI Thesaurus)
N. cinerea is commensal in the human nasal and oropharyngeal tract, and is considered non-pathogenic, but can become pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.
(Neisseria cinerea, NCI Thesaurus)
M. gordonae is commonly found in tap water and soil, is commensal in human mucus membranes, urine and gastric fluid and is rarely pathogenic except in immunocompromised individuals.
(Mycobacterium gordonae, NCI Thesaurus)
M. haemophilum has an unknown reservoir and mode of transmission and is known to be pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.
(Mycobacterium haemophilum, NCI Thesaurus)
It causes infection mainly in immunocompromised patients and is often resistant to most conventional anti-tuberculosis medications including rifabutin.
(Mycobacterium simiae, NCI Thesaurus)
C. cellulans is normally found in soil and is pathogenic to immunocompromised patients.
(Cellulosimicrobium cellulans, NCI Thesaurus)
