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immunosuppressant

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An immunosuppressive agent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug

Narrower terms: mercaptopurine, Purinethol, methotrexate, methotrexate sodium, amethopterin

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English suppressant English immunosuppressant From immuno- + suppressant.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 免疫抑制劑 /免疫抑制剂 (miǎnyì yìzhìjì) — an immunosuppressive agent
  • Czech: imunosupresivum — an immunosuppressive agent
  • Finnish: hylkimisenestolääke — an immunosuppressive agent
  • German: Immunsuppressivum — an immunosuppressive agent
  • Japanese: 免疫抑制剤 (men'ekiyokuseizai) — an immunosuppressive agent
  • Slovak: imunosupresívum — an immunosuppressive agent
  • Spanish: inmunosupresor — an immunosuppressive agent