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cyclosporine

[ sahy-kluh-spawr-een, -in, -spohr-, sik-luh- ]
/ ˌsaɪ kləˈspɔr in, -ɪn, -ˈspoʊr-, ˌsɪk lə- /

noun Pharmacology.

a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.

Nearby words

  1. cyclops,
  2. cyclorama,
  3. cyclosilicate,
  4. cyclosis,
  5. cyclosporin,
  6. cyclostomatous,
  7. cyclostome,
  8. cyclostrophic,
  9. cyclostyle,
  10. cyclothyme
Also cy·clo·spo·rin [sahy-kluh-spawr-in, -spohr-, sik-luh-] /ˌsaɪ kləˈspɔr ɪn, -ˈspoʊr-, ˌsɪk lə-/.

Origin of cyclosporine

1975–80; < New Latin Cyclospor(eae) a class of brown algae (see cyclo-, -spore, -eae) + -in2
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Medicine definitions for cyclosporine

cyclosporine

[ sī′klə-spôr′ēn, -ĭn ]

n.

A cyclic oligopeptide immunosuppressant produced by fungus and used to inhibit organ transplant rejection.
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Science definitions for cyclosporine

cyclosporine

[ sī′klə-spôr′ēn, -ĭn ]

A polypeptide obtained from any of various deuteromycete fungi, used as an immunosuppressive drug to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs.
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