immunosuppress
verb
im·mu·no·sup·press
ˌi-myə-nō-sə-ˈpres
i-ˌmyü-nō-
immunosuppressed; immunosuppressing; immunosuppresses
: to suppress the immune response of
Emotion comes into play here, as anxiety can depress the production of phagocytes and immunosuppress the system.—Mark Ridley
immunosuppressed
adjective
a chronically immunosuppressed patient
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