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IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("immunosuppression" is a kind of...):
immunological disorder (a disorder of the immune system)
Context examples:
However, this approach is limited by the availability of donor cells and the side effects of immunosuppression.
(Developing Insulin-Producing Cells to Treat Diabetes, NIH)
Investigators observed few serious early complications or unexpected side effects, although many participants experienced expected side effects of high-dose immunosuppression, including infections and gastrointestinal problems.
(Stem cell transplants may halt progression of multiple sclerosis, NIH)
It is also mutagenic, teratogenic, and causes immunosuppression in animals.
(Aflatoxin B1, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It often regresses either spontaneously or after reduction in immunosuppression.
(Plasmacytic Hyperplasia Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare, severe form of scabies that is associated with immunosuppression.
(Norwegian Scabies, NCI Thesaurus)
A clonal T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder arising as a result of post-transplant immunosuppression therapy.
(Monomorphic T/NK-Cell Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A lymphoproliferative disorder arising as a result of post-transplant immunosuppression therapy.
(Neoplastic Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A clonal B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder arising as a result of post-transplant immunosuppression therapy.
(Monomorphic B-Cell Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
HIV infection is associated with immunosuppression caused by a dramatic reduction in the helper T cell population.
(HIV Induced T Cell Apoptosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A. tetradius is a commensal organism of the mouth, skin, gastrointestinal and urinary tract and is considered an opportunistic pathogens in cases of immunosuppression or trauma.
(Anaerococcus tetradius, NCI Thesaurus)
