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
Perhaps, they argue, they could figure a way to vary the amount of the antirejection drugs he is taking so the side effects are not quite so miserable.
From Time Magazine Archive
What may make the difference this time is an experimental antirejection drug known as FK-506; doctors hope it will keep the recipient's immune system from attacking the new liver as a foreign object.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last May the Joslin and two other medical centers launched a program to treat identified potential diabetics with an antirejection drug less toxic than cyclosporine.
From Time Magazine Archive
What is more, with the encouragement of the antirejection drugs, body and organ had learned to coexist in peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
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