immunosuppressant

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Definition of immunosuppressant in English English dictionary: An immunosuppressive agent; Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive; An agent that acts to suppress the body's natural immune response; drug used following transplantation to prevent rejection on the transplanted organ by suppressing the body's defense system; a drug that suppresses the natural immune responses Immunosuppressants are given to transplant patients to prevent organ rejection or to patients with autoimmune diseases; A drug (such as chemotherapy) or other factor that prevents the immune system from reacting to foreign substances and fighting disease; Anything that inhibits or weakens the immune system Immunosuppressants can be drugs like prednisone and cyclosporine or can be diseases like cancer and AIDS; A compound which reduces or halts an immune response Source : PhRMA Genomics; a compound which reduces or halts an immune response; subdues the effects of the immune system in order to prevent rejection of the donor organ after transplantation; - a medication that prevents kidney rejection; drugs used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response