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immune suppressant drug

immune suppressant drug

4.8
A drug that lowers the body's natural defense to stop organ rejection or treat diseases where the body attacks itself
  • noun
  • /ɪˈmjun səˈprɛsənt drʌg/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fármaco inmunosupresor
  • Many patients take immune suppressant drugs after an organ transplant.

Examples

  • Doctors prescribed an immune suppressant drug to help manage his autoimmune disorder.

  • The patient developed an infection as a side effect of long-term immune suppressant drug therapy.

  • After her kidney transplant, she had to take an immune suppressant drug to reduce the risk of rejection.

  • The doctor prescribed an immune suppressant drug for her condition.

  • After her kidney transplant, she had to take an immune suppressant drug to reduce the risk of rejection.

  • Doctors prescribed an immune suppressant drug to help manage his autoimmune disorder.

  • Many patients take immune suppressant drugs after an organ transplant to prevent complications.

Synonyms

immunosuppressant
vsimmune suppressant drug
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A drug that weakens the body's immune system to stop it rejecting a new organ

focuses on lowering normal immune activity rather than naming specific uses
cyclosporine
vsimmune suppressant drug
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A drug that weakens the immune system to stop organ rejection after a transplant

is the broader category for drugs lowering normal immune activity
immunosuppressive drug
vsimmune suppressant drug
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A drug that makes the body's immune system weaker to prevent organ rejection or treat autoimmune disease

is the general term for lowering normal immune activity
immunosuppressive
vsimmune suppressant drug
  • Specialized
6.7

A drug that lowers the body's natural defence to prevent organ rejection

focuses on action of lowering immune activity rather than specific cases
immunosuppressor
vsimmune suppressant drug
  • Specialized
7.2

Drug that makes the body's immune system weaker

focuses on reducing normal immune activity rather than strength

How Suppressive

immunosuppressor
  • Specialized
7.2
immune suppressant drug
  • Specialized
4.8
corticosteroid
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Surface Forms

immune suppressant drug singular
immune suppressant drugs plural

Morphology

immune + suppressant + drug

The meaning 'a drug that reduces or suppresses the immune system' is directly and compositionally built from 'immune' (relating to immunity), 'suppressant' (an agent that suppresses) and 'drug' (a medicine). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common English morphological patterns (and similar patterns exist cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Immune suppressant drug says what it does: a drug that uses a suppressant to lower the body's immune response. Think of it as turning down a loud alarm so it does not attack a new organ or the body's own cells, and that's why the term means a medicine used to 'weaken the immune system' to 'prevent rejection' or treat autoimmune problems.