yə noun Pathology.
the inhibition of the normal immune response because of disease, the administration of drugs, or surgery.
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immunosuppression (ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| medical suppression of the body's immune system, esp in order to reduce the likelihood of rejection of a transplanted organ | |
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Immunosuppression
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So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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Medical Dictionary
immunosuppression im·mu·no·sup·pres·sion (ĭm'yə-nō-sə-prěsh'ən, ĭ-my&oomacr;'-)
n.
Suppression of the immune response, as by drugs or radiation, in order to prevent the rejection of grafts or transplants or control autoimmune diseases. Also called immunodepression.
im'mu·no·sup·pres'sive adj.
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immunosuppression  (ĭm'yə-nō-sə-prěsh'ən, ĭ-my '-) Pronunciation Key
Suppression of the body's immune response, as by drugs or radiation, in order to prevent the rejection of grafts or transplants or to treat autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus. |
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