 immunosuppression |
||
| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,immunology) 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) | |
| Related terms: | immunological_disorder | |
| Similar spelling: |
immunosuppressive immunosuppressant immunosuppressed |
|
