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"the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"adjectivetending to suppress
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Definition that contains suppressive
- 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