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English
Etymology
From immuno- + suppressive.
Pronunciation
Adjective
immunosuppressive (comparative more immunosuppressive, superlative most immunosuppressive)
- (pharmacology, immunology) Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression.
2013, Robert H. Rubin, Lowell S. Young, Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host, →ISBN, page 275:It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.
Translations
capable of immunosuppression
Noun
immunosuppressive (plural immunosuppressives)
- (pharmacology, immunology) An agent which is capable of immunosuppression.
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