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immunosuppressive
Variant of immunosuppression
immunosuppression
definition
immuno·suppres·sion (-sə pres̸h′ən)
noun
the inactivation of a specific antibody by various agents, thus permitting the acceptance of a foreign substance, as a transplant, by an organism
Related Forms:
- immunosuppressant im′muno·suppres′·sant adjective or immunosuppressive im′muno·suppres′·sive
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