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immunosuppressive

6.7

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

noun
/ɪˌmjunəʊsəˈprɛsɪv/

Specialized

: inmunosupresor

Doctors often prescribe immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ rejection after a transplant.
immunosuppressive medicine azathioprine

Examples

Many patients with autoimmune diseases rely on immunosuppressive medications to help manage their symptoms.
Therefore, the use of systemic immunosuppressives in AMT is not required.

Academic text (2007)
Malaria also is a disease that's a major immunosuppressive disease.
The clinic focuses on therapies involving immunosuppressive treatments for patients with severe allergies.

Synonyms

immunosuppressant

vsimmunosuppressive

Specialized

1 6.1

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

is the general class label for drugs that do this

cyclosporine

vsimmunosuppressive

Specialized

1 5.5

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

is the general class of drugs used to reduce immune response

immunosuppressive drug

vsimmunosuppressive

Specialized

1 3.9

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

is the same meaning but presented as a shorter descriptive term

Imuran

vsimmunosuppressive

Specialized

1 9.7

A drug that weakens the body's defences to stop a transplanted organ being rejected

is the general class term for such medicines rather than a brand name

immune suppressant drug

vsimmunosuppressive

Specialized

4.8

A drug that lowers the body's natural defense to stop organ rejection or treat diseases where the body attacks itself

is the general class name for medicines that reduce immune activity

immunosuppressor

vsimmunosuppressive

Specialized

7.2

Drug that makes the body's immune system weaker

is the same concept but mentions typical uses as well

cyclophosphamide

vsimmunosuppressive

Specialized

7.4

A medicine that weakens the immune system to treat diseases where the body attacks itself and to prevent transplant rejection

is the general drug class for such medicines rather than a single example

Compounds

immunosuppressive drug

Specialized

1 3.9

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

Surface Forms

immunosuppressive singular

immunosuppressives plural

Morphology

immunosuppressive = immunosuppressive (semi-transparent) = immuno + suppress + ive

The noun is a zero-derived use of the adjective 'immunosuppressive', and the adjective itself is built compositionally from 'immuno-' + 'suppress' + '-ive'.

Etymology

Immunosuppressive comes from two parts: immuno-, from a word meaning 'protected' as in immune, and suppress, meaning 'to press down', like the common word press. So an immunosuppressive is a drug that 'presses down' the immune system to stop it from attacking the body, which is why doctors use it after organ transplants.