Immune Suppressant Drug (Noun)
Meaning
A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed an immune suppressant drug to the patient who was undergoing an organ transplant to prevent rejection.
- Taking an immune suppressant drug made her more susceptible to infections, so she had to be extra careful.
- The patient had to stop taking the immune suppressant drug due to its severe side effects on her liver.
- After the bone marrow transplant, the patient was put on an immune suppressant drug to reduce the risk of graft-versus-host disease.
- The new immune suppressant drug showed promising results in reducing inflammation in patients with autoimmune disorders.