antirejection
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of antirejection
L965–70
Example Sentences
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Johnson & Johnson's Cypher stent, which slowly releases the antirejection drug sirolimus, was the first drug-coated stent on the U.S. market.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2011
In some cases transplant patients can be weaned from their antirejection drugs, but it must be done under close medical supervision so doctors can intervene at the earliest sign of trouble.
From Time Magazine Archive
Transplant surgery is a punishing procedure, and the battery of antirejection drugs a patient must take can cause grueling side effects.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance, organ-transplant patients whose immune systems have been suppressed by antirejection drugs have a greatly increased risk of developing virus-related malignancies.
From Time Magazine Archive
"If he received a transplant, the antirejection drugs would just throw his diabetes out of control," noted Dr. J.P.
From Time Magazine Archive
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