immunosuppressive
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8.5
- adjective
- /ˌɪmjunəʊsəˈprɛsɪv/
- Specialized
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inmunosupresor
- Patients often require immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from rejecting a new organ.
- immunosuppressive agent
- immunosuppressive therapy
- immunosuppressive drugs
Examples
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Long-term use of immunosuppressive agents can lead to an increased risk of infections.
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Cyclosporin differs in action from the older immunosuppressive drugs in that it is specific for activated T-lymphocytes.
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We used definitions of previous treatment response and treatment failure after conventional immunosuppressive agents as defined in the studies.
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There are no differences in any measured benefits or harms between immunosuppressive agents.
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Almost all mycotoxins have an immunosuppressive effect, although the exact target within the immune system may differ.
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Finally, the types and doses of immunosuppressive agents administered may have an effect on vaccine immunogenicity.
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Moreover, patients who are on long-term immunosuppressive therapy have an increased risk of developing malignancies.
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Patients were already receiving immunosuppressive treatment because they had each undergone kidney transplantation previously.
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Both of those diseases are immunosuppressive, and both act as powerful substrata for the emergence of tuberculosis.
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Do you happen to know if Bobby has any immunosuppressive disorders such as lupus, Graves', vasculitis?
Compounds
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3.9
A drug that makes the body's immune system weaker to prevent organ rejection or treat autoimmune disease
How Suppressive
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8.5
- Specialized
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8.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
immunosuppressive = immunosuppress (semi-transparent) = immuno + suppress + ive
Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ive' to the verb base 'immunosuppress' (immuno- + suppress); composition is regular but the medical combining form and technical meaning reduce full accessibility for average learners.
Etymology
Immunosuppressive is used as an adjective and comes from immuno-, meaning 'protected' as in immune, plus suppressive, which means 'to press down', like the word press. So when a treatment is immunosuppressive it 'presses down' the immune system and reduces its activity.