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immunosuppressant

Definitions

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  • adjective pharmacology Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive.
  • noun pharmacology An immunosuppressive agent.

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  • noun a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response

Etymologies

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From immuno- +‎ suppressant.

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Examples

  • A steroid, it's classed as an immunosuppressant, which is a good thing if you need it to suppress an autoimmune disease, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, in which your body starts attacking its own tissues.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com ( 2010

  • A steroid, it's classed as an immunosuppressant, which is a good thing if you need it to suppress an autoimmune disease, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, in which your body starts attacking its own tissues.

    www.appeal-democrat.com - News : By Drs. Michael Roizen 2010

  • She also advised people to seek professional guidance as Andrographis has potential interactions with anticoagulant, antihypertensive, immunosuppressant and hypoglycemic drugs.

    Dr. Richard Palmquist: Science Rediscovers the Forgotten Herb Andrographis Dr. Richard Palmquist 2012

  • And it was Spanish surgeons who performed the first transplant of a windpipe manufactured from a patient's own stem cells, which meant that the recipient, Claudia Castillo, 30, escaped a lifetime of immunosuppressant drugs.

    Spain's family bonds lie at the heart and soul of great healthcare 2011

  • She also advised people to seek professional guidance as Andrographis has potential interactions with anticoagulant, antihypertensive, immunosuppressant and hypoglycemic drugs.

    Dr. Richard Palmquist: Science Rediscovers the Forgotten Herb Andrographis Dr. Richard Palmquist 2012

  • One cancer of particular concern is a rare type of lymphoma called hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma that has been reported mostly in adolescent or young adult male patients who were also on immunosuppressant medications known as thiopurines, making the role of drugs like Remicade unclear.

    FDA Panel Backs Additional Use of J&J's Remicade Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

  • Rejection only means that the transplant team needs to fine-tune the immunosuppressant medications your child is taking to prevent his immune system from trying to reject the liver.

    Questions about liver transplant 2010

  • Emily must be on immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of her life.

    Jo Ann Greenwald: The Story of Emily's Edibles Jo Ann Greenwald 2011

  • A physical therapist comes to our house to work with it, because my wife is on immunosuppressant drugs, so she doesn't reject the hand, and she's not supposed to go out in public.

    The Hand Gary Moshimer 2011

  • Emily must be on immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of her life.

    Jo Ann Greenwald: The Story of Emily's Edibles Jo Ann Greenwald 2011

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