immunosuppression
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- noun
- /ˌɪmjunəʊsəˈprɛʃən/
- Specialized
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inmunosupresión
- The French have tried bone-marrow transplants... ...and in Boston we're about to try immunosuppression.
- immunosuppression after organ
- induce immunosuppression
- transfusion-induced immunosuppression
But as Richard is saying, we have to give patients immunosuppression.
- But as Richard is saying, we have to give patients immunosuppression.
- So those with comorbidities, those with obesity, hypertension, diabetes, immunosuppression, the elderly, could we have protected those effectively?
Examples
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There was no difference in demographic characteristics as well as degree of immunosuppression between patients with and without fungal pneumonia.
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Pregnancy causes some immunosuppression, so response to vaccines may not be optimal.
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We'd like to thank the parents... ...who gave so generously to the fund for the immunosuppression trial.
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Here, we report a case of severe S. stercoralis malabsorption syndrome in a patient without evidence of immunosuppression.
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Some of the risk factors include the presence of diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, and intravenous substance abuse.
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Haemorrhage is known to cause immunosuppression and enhance susceptibility to infections, even in the absence of trauma.
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Many cancer chemotherapies that target nucleotide metabolism also cause immunosuppression, increasing the risk of infection in cancer patients.
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Immunizations are less likely to be effective in the early post-transplantation period and shortly after intensified immunosuppression for rejection or GVHD.
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Inflammation and immunosuppression induced by chronic virus infection and cancer can induce a dysfunctional immune state unable to eliminate disease.
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Many cancer chemotherapies that target nucleotide metabolism also cause immunosuppression, increasing the risk of infection in cancer patients.
Antonyms
How Suppressed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
immunosuppression = suppression (transparent) = immuno + suppress + ion
The word is a straightforward combination of 'immuno-' (relating to the immune system) and 'suppression' (reduction), so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Immunosuppression comes from the familiar word immune (from a Latin word meaning 'protected' or 'free') and the verb suppress (to 'press down'). So immunosuppression is like 'pressing down' the immune system, making the body's defences less active.