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immunocompetent Definition

immuno·competent (--käm′pə tənt)

adjective

able to have a normal immune response

immunocompetent Related Forms
im′muno·com′petence noun
immunocompetent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • patient: In the low dose group, all three of the immunocompetent patients showed a clear immune response stimulated by TroVax ® .
  • adult: Efficacy of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in immunocompetent adults: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
  • cell: The effect of topical immunosuppressive drugs like cyclosporin A on the population of resident immunocompetent cells is also being investigated.
  • child: No specific data are available on the suppression of herpes simplex infections or the treatment of herpes zoster infections in immunocompetent children.
  • host: CMV transmission to immunocompetent hosts rarely causes clinically important consequences.
  • people: Vaccination is recommended every ten years in immunocompetent people.