English > immunosuppressor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response. |
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| Synonyms | immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug |
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| Narrower | mercaptopurine, Purinethol | A drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia |
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| methotrexate, methotrexate sodium, amethopterin | toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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| Spanish | inmunosupresor |
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| Catalan | immunosupressor |
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