Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Suppression of the immune response, as by drugs or radiation, in order to prevent the rejection of grafts or transplants or to control autoimmune diseases.
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- noun immunology, medicine The
active medical suppression of theimmune response .
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- noun lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
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Examples
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But the biggest issues are going to be the long-term immunosuppression to keep the face from being rejected.
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However, while the results of organ transplantation are commonly life-saving, resulting in a return to a normal or near-normal life-style and development, this typically entails long-term maintenance immunosuppression.
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Recognizing that any maintenance drug therapy, especially involving powerful agents like those used for immunosuppression, carries certain risks, our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of induction and persistence of transplant tolerance, such that ultimately transplant recipients will require little or no ongoing drug therapy.
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However, while the results of organ transplantation are commonly life-saving, resulting in a return to a normal or near-normal life-style and development, this typically entails long-term maintenance immunosuppression.
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Most pesticides can damage your nervous system and are associated with numerous health problems such as neurotoxicity, endocrine dysfunction, immunosuppression, impaired reproductive function, miscarriage, and even Parkinson's disease.
Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Best And Worst Vegetables To Eat Dr. Joseph Mercola 2011
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The early gestational fetus is immunologically immature and can be "tolerized" to cells, organs, or proteins that are immunologically foreign, avoiding the potential for rejection and the need for immunosuppression.
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Recognizing that any maintenance drug therapy, especially involving powerful agents like those used for immunosuppression, carries certain risks, our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of induction and persistence of transplant tolerance, such that ultimately transplant recipients will require little or no ongoing drug therapy.
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Most pesticides can damage your nervous system and are associated with numerous health problems such as neurotoxicity, endocrine dysfunction, immunosuppression, impaired reproductive function, miscarriage, and even Parkinson's disease.
Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Best And Worst Vegetables To Eat Dr. Joseph Mercola 2011
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Thirty new diseases have developed simultaneously worldwide resulting from what Dr. Gregory Bossart, Chief Veterinary Officer at the Georgia Aquarium, describes as profound immunosuppression leading to environmental distress syndrome resulting from chemical intoxication.
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Thirty new diseases have developed simultaneously worldwide resulting from what Dr. Gregory Bossart, Chief Veterinary Officer at the Georgia Aquarium, describes as profound immunosuppression leading to environmental distress syndrome resulting from chemical intoxication.
Hardy Jones: What Will End the Dolphin Slaughter? Hardy Jones 2010
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