immunosuppression

IPA: ˈɪmjunoʊsʌprˈɛʃʌn

(immunology, medicine) The suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant.

Examples of "immunosuppression" in Sentences

But the biggest issues are going to be the long-term immunosuppression to keep the face from being rejected.
The early gestational fetus is immunologically immature and can be "tolerized" to cells, organs, or proteins that are immunologically foreign, avoiding the potential for rejection and the need for immunosuppression.
However, while the results of organ transplantation are commonly life-saving, resulting in a return to a normal or near-normal life-style and development, this typically entails long-term maintenance immunosuppression.
Most pesticides can damage your nervous system and are associated with numerous health problems such as neurotoxicity, endocrine dysfunction, immunosuppression, impaired reproductive function, miscarriage, and even Parkinson's disease.
Thirty new diseases have developed simultaneously worldwide resulting from what Dr. Gregory Bossart, Chief Veterinary Officer at the Georgia Aquarium, describes as profound immunosuppression leading to environmental distress syndrome resulting from chemical intoxication.
Recognizing that any maintenance drug therapy, especially involving powerful agents like those used for immunosuppression, carries certain risks, our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of induction and persistence of transplant tolerance, such that ultimately transplant recipients will require little or no ongoing drug therapy.