immunosuppressive
nounEtymology From immuno- + suppressive.
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Immunology, Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences An agent which is capable of immunosuppression.
- Synonyms
- immunosuppressor, immunosuppressant
immunosuppressive
adjEtymology From immuno- + suppressive.
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Immunology, Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression.
- It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.2013, Robert H. Rubin, Lowell S. Young, Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host, →ISBN, page 275:
- Derived terms
- immunosuppressively, nonimmunosuppressive