immunosuppression (redirected from therapeutic immunosuppression)

im·mu·no·sup·pres·sion  (my-n-s-prshn, -my-)

n.

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. Also called immunodepression.

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immu·no·sup·pressant (-prsnt) n.

immu·no·sup·pressed (-prst) adj.

immu·no·sup·pressive adj.

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immunosuppression  (my-n-s-prshn, -my-)

Suppression of the body's immune response, as by drugs or radiation, in order to prevent the rejection of grafts or transplants or to treat autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Noun

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immunosuppression - 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) immunological disorder - a disorder of the immune system