What does immunosuppression mean?

Definitions for immunosuppression
ˌɪm yə noʊ səˈprɛʃ ən, ɪˌmyu-im·muno·sup·pres·sion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. immunosuppressionnoun

    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)

Wiktionary

  1. immunosuppressionnoun

    The active medical suppression of the immune response.

Wikipedia

  1. Immunosuppression

    Immunosuppression is a reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immunosuppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an adverse reaction to treatment of other conditions.In general, deliberately induced immunosuppression is performed to prevent the body from rejecting an organ transplant. Additionally, it is used for treating graft-versus-host disease after a bone marrow transplant, or for the treatment of auto-immune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, or Crohn's disease. This is typically done using medications, but may involve surgery (splenectomy), plasmapheresis, or radiation. A person who is undergoing immunosuppression, or whose immune system is weak for some other reasons (such as chemotherapy or HIV), is said to be immunocompromised.

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  1. immunosuppression

    Immunosuppression refers to the reduction or weakening of the immune system and its ability to fight infections or diseases. It can occur as a result of certain diseases such as HIV/AIDS, or can be induced intentionally with drugs or medical procedures, often to prevent the body from rejecting a transplanted organ. It can also be a side effect of chemotherapy for cancer. However, while immunosuppression can be beneficial for certain medical conditions, it also carries the risk of making an individual more susceptible to infections.

Wikidata

  1. Immunosuppression

    Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immuno-suppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an adverse reaction to treatment of other conditions. In general, deliberately induced immunosuppression is performed to prevent the body from rejecting an organ transplant, treating graft-versus-host disease after a bone marrow transplant, or for the treatment of auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease. This is typically done using drugs, but may involve surgery, plasmapharesis, or radiation. A person who is undergoing immunosuppression, or whose immune system is weak for other reasons, is said to be immunocompromised.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Immunosuppression

    Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the administration of immunosuppressive agents (drugs or radiation) or by lymphocyte depletion or may be specific as in desensitization or the simultaneous administration of antigen and immunosuppressive drugs.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of immunosuppression in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of immunosuppression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of immunosuppression in a Sentence

  1. Taryn Bragg:

    These are healthy children. With no prior significant medical history that would make them more prone…there wasn’t any known immunosuppression or anything like that.

  2. Chris Thomas:

    So, I do think there’s probably more to the timing and the amount of time you have to train post-transplant, than there is to being on immunosuppression or not. you never get the playing field perfectly level … and I think the vast majority of athletes participating at the Games realize that it’s about giving thanks. It’s about celebration.

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