Immunocompromised Host
| Definition: |
A human or animal whose immunologic mechanism is deficient because of an immunodeficiency disorder or other disease or as the result of the administration of immunosuppressive drugs or radiation. |
| Notes: |
note category: a physiol state in man or animal; coord IM with disease or physiol state complicating the immunocompromised state (IM with /immunol) or with the immunosuppressive agent (IM with pertinent subh) |
| Previously Indexed: |
Immune Tolerance (1980-1991),Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes (1977-1991),Immunosuppression (1976-1991) |
Immunocompromised Host Definitions and Terms
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