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An immunosuppressive agent used especially to prevent organ rejection in kidney transplant recipients.

[Probably from az(o)- + thio- + p(u)rine.]

azathioprine [ˌæzəˈθaɪəˌpriːn]

(Medicine / Pharmacology) a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C₉H₇N₇O₂S

[from aza- + thio- + p(u)rine]

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azathioprine - an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ

Imuran

medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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