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nouna drug that lowers the body's normal immune responsetype of:
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of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression
Definition that contains immunosuppressive
- immunocompromised unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy
- imuran an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ
- opportunistic infection any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
- azathioprine an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ