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UK
/ɪmjˌuːnəsəpɹˈɛʃən/
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NOUN
- lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
How To Use immunosuppression In A Sentence
- But the biggest issues are going to be the long-term immunosuppression to keep the face from being rejected. CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2005
- However, while the results of organ transplantation are commonly life-saving, resulting in a return to a normal or near-normal life-style and development, this typically entails long-term maintenance immunosuppression. Basic Science Liver Disease Research
- Because skin is among the organs where HIV disease and immunosuppression typically manifest, accurate diagnosis of skin eruptions is critical.
- Recognizing that any maintenance drug therapy, especially involving powerful agents like those used for immunosuppression, carries certain risks, our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of induction and persistence of transplant tolerance, such that ultimately transplant recipients will require little or no ongoing drug therapy. Basic Science Liver Disease Research
- Elmets and Bowen noted their immunosuppression was adoptively transferable.
- The aroma of burning moxa may affect the immune system as it has been shown that fragrances restore stress-induced immunosuppression.
- There was no clinical evidence of immunosuppression, and serum immunoglobulin levels and the results of a protein strip test were normal.
- The WHO guideline is that two out of these three signs, AND at least one minor sign, *in the absence of any other cause of immunosuppression such as cancer, cytostatic therapy, prolonged steroid therapy or malnutrition* are to be considered a sign of AIDS. De mortuis nil nisi bonum - Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
- In the presence of immunosuppression, relapse is common and hence antimicrobial prophylaxis needs to be lifelong.
- It eliminates the need for a donor organ and immunosuppression.