immunosuppressive
capable of causing immunosuppression: immunosuppressive drugs.
Pharmacology.Also im·mu·no·sup·pres·sor [im-yuh-noh-suh-pres-er, ih-myoo-]. /ˌɪm yə noʊ səˈprɛs ər, ɪˌmyu-/. any substance that results in or effects immunosuppression.
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How to use immunosuppressive in a sentence
A major one is the need for immunosuppressive drugs, which dampen the immune system to prevent it from attacking the new organ as an invader.
Three Kids Are Thriving After Kidney Transplants With No Immunosuppressants | Shelly Fan | June 27, 2022 | Singularity HubTo avoid this risk in people who get a transplant from another person, patients have to be on immunosuppressive medications for months.
Sickle-cell gene therapies offer hope — and challenges | Erin Garcia de Jesús | March 24, 2022 | Science News For StudentsPeople who get a transplant from another person have to be on immunosuppressive medications for a period of months after the transplant.
Gene therapies for sickle cell disease come with hope and challenges | Erin Garcia de Jesús | February 11, 2022 | Science NewsIt comes along with some up-front risk of mortality and a lot of potential side effects, such as graft-versus-host disease and a higher risk of infection because of immunosuppressive drugs.
Gene therapies for sickle cell disease come with hope and challenges | Erin Garcia de Jesús | February 11, 2022 | Science NewsUnfiltered fermented grapes make ochratoxin-A, a neurotoxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive compound.
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British Dictionary definitions for immunosuppressive
/ (ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛsɪv) /
any drug used for immunosuppression
of or relating to such a drug
Derived forms of immunosuppressive
- immunosuppressant, noun, adjective
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