immunocompromised
adjective
im·mu·no·com·pro·mised
ˌi-myə-nō-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmīzd
i-ˌmyü-nō-
variants
or less commonly immuno-compromised
or immune-compromised
: having the immune system impaired or weakened (as by drugs or illness)
And fear of vaccines doesn't just potentially harm the children whose parents forgo vaccination but also other kids, as well as immunocompromised adults, by threatening the herd immunity that we rely on to protect the larger population.—James Poniewozik
Raw shellfish eaters are vulnerable to hepatitis and mild-to-severe gastroenteritis. At greater risk, however, are those who are immunocompromised, pregnant or suffer from liver disease, chronic alcohol abuse, cancer, diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.—Eating Well
Only recently, the parasite has also been shown to cause illness in human beings, but at first it was believed to affect only immune-compromised patients.—Melva Weber
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