Meaning of the word immunosuppressed in English

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immunosuppressed

US /ˌɪm.jəˌnoʊ.səˈprest/
UK /ˌɪm.jə.nəʊ.səˈprest/

Adjective

having an immune system that has been weakened by disease or by drugs

Example:
Patients who are immunosuppressed are at higher risk of infection.
She became immunosuppressed after her organ transplant.
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