Describes the ability to decrease the body's immune system responses.
1. Denoting or inducing immunosuppression. ... Synonym: immunosuppressant. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
a drug or other agent that decreases immune system function.
Suppresses the immune system thereby preventing it functioning properly and so reducing the body's resistance to infection
Type: Term Pronunciation: im′yū-nō-sū-pres′iv Definitions: 1. Denoting or inducing immunosuppression. Synonyms: immunosuppressant
Immunosuppressive: 1. Pertaining to immunosuppression, the suppression of the immune system. 2. An agent capable of suppressing the immune response.
[adj] - of or relating to a substance that lowers the body`s normal immune response
adjective of or relating to a substance that lowers the body`s normal immune response and induces immunosuppression
Any drug that suppresses the body's normal immune responses to infection or foreign tissue. It is used in the treatment of autoimmune disease (see autoimmunity); as part of chemotherapy for leukaemias, lymphomas, and other cancers; and to help prevent rejection following organ transplantation. Immunosuppressed patients are at greatly in...