immunosuppressed
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- adjective
- /ˌɪmjunəˈsəprɛst/
- Specialized
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inmunodeprimido
- In a review of 232 published cases of IF in immunosuppressed patients, primary skin lesions represented the likely portal of entry in 16 (11%) of 147 patients with disseminated disease (5).
- immunosuppressed patients
- contact with the immunosuppressed
Examples
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First, immunosuppressed AIDS patients tend not to be able to mount a very effective inflammatory response to infection.
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Occasionally, these infections are more serious and chronic, especially in people who are immunosuppressed or chronically ill.
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Remember also potential risks of contact with the immunosuppressed and pregnant women who may be particularly susceptible.
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When it does occur, it can appear in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients.
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Opportunistic systemic mycoses infect those who are already sick or immunosuppressed.
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During pregnancy, elevated cortisol levels place the patient in a relatively immunosuppressed state that can allow for the reactivation of latent viral infections.
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ESBLE infections may pose a particularly serious threat in profoundly immunosuppressed patients, such as transplant recipients, who are often empirically treated for postoperative infections.
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In these severely immunosuppressed patients, IF is typically disseminated and involves pneumonia, metastatic skin lesions, and positive blood cultures (3).
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In the immunosuppressed host, severe infection can occur in which the filariform larvae disseminate widely, leading to fatal sepsis, meningitis, and ARDS.
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People who are immunosuppressed need to take extra precautions to avoid infections.
Synonyms
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Not able to fight infections well
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Not able to fight germs and infections well because the body's defences are weak
Not showing a normal immune response to things that usually cause a reaction
Antonyms
How Suppressed
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
immunosuppressed = immunosuppress (semi-transparent) = immuno + suppress + ed
Formed by the verb 'immunosuppress' + '-ed'; the combining form 'immuno-' and medical register reduce full transparency for average learners.
Etymology
Immunosuppressed comes from immune, from Latin immunis meaning 'protected', and suppress, which means 'to press down'. So an immunosuppressed person has their immune system 'pressed down' or made weaker, which is why they are more likely to get infections.