immunosuppression

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immunosuppression

noun immunosuppressions

  1. uncountable, usually The suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant. It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]

    Similar: immunocompromise, immunodeficiency

Opposite: immunocompetence, immunocompetency

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noun medical suppression of the immune response

中文免疫抑制 miǎnyì yìzhì
DeutschImmunsuppression
العربيةنقص المناعة

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@misc{immunosuppression_2026,
  title = {immunosuppression},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/immunosuppression},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}