| immunosuppressive therapy |
Prevention of the development of a destructive immune response to foreign material in the body. When used following a transplant, for example, the therapy is intended to suppress the response by the recipient's immune system to the transplanted tissue derived from another individual.
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| immunosuppressive |
A drug that reduces the body's natural immunity.
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| immunosuppressive |
Any chemotherapeutic agent which also has the effect of suppressing the immune system. Most often these agents will reduce the absolute number of white blood cells in the bloodstream.
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| immunosuppressive |
Lowering the body's ability to fight infection
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| immunosuppressive |
Any substance or infection that acts to suppress the normal function of the immune system.
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