immunosuppressor

Definitions of immunosuppressor
  1. noun
    a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
    synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug
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    types:
    Purinethol, mercaptopurine
    a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
    amethopterin, methotrexate, methotrexate sodium
    toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
    type of:
    medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
    (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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