immunosuppression
nounEtymology From immuno- + suppression.
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Immunology, Medicine, Sciences Usually The suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant.
- It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- Synonyms
- immunocompromise, immunodeficiency
- Antonyms
- immunocompetence, immunocompetency
- Derived terms
- overimmunosuppression, photoimmunosuppression, underimmunosuppression