What does immunosuppression mean?

immunosuppression

🇺🇸 /ˌɪmjunəʊsəˈpreʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɪmjunəʊsəˈpreʃn/

詞頻

難度

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noun

The process of reducing the body's ability to fight against diseases, often done to prevent organ rejection after a transplant.

The patient was given drugs to cause immunosuppression, which helped prevent rejection of the new heart.

病人被給予藥物以引起免疫抑制，這有助於防止新心臟的排斥。