immunosuppressant

Speech parts

1. immunosuppressant - Noun

2. immunosuppressant - Adjective

Meaning

a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

immunosuppressive immunosuppressor immune suppressant drug immunosuppressive drug thalidomide immunocompromised immunosuppression immunosuppressed anti-inflammatory drug angiogenesis inhibitor immunosuppressively immunosuppressing birth defects immuno-suppressive anti-rejection medication
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Hypernyms

medicine medication medicament medicinal drug

Hyponyms

methotrexate mercaptopurine amethopterin methotrexate sodium Purinethol

Examples

He’s had great success using immunosuppressant drugs normally reserved for organ transplant patients. Source: Internet

Glycyrrhizin is a compound in licorice that may reduce the effectiveness of certain drugs, like the immunosuppressant cyclosporine. Source: Internet

Sometimes, the vet may use an immunosuppressant such as cyclosporine. Source: Internet

The drug was cyclosporine, an inexpensive immunosuppressant that had until then been used in organ transplants to prevent the rejection of new tissue. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

immunosufficient immunosupernatant immunosuppress immunosuppressed immunosuppression immunosuppression-associated kaposi sarcoma