immunosuppression

 
Pronunciation: /ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛʃ(ə)n, ɪˌmjuːnəʊ-/

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • the partial or complete suppression of the immune response of an individual. It is induced to help the survival of an organ after a transplant operation.

Derivatives

immunosuppressant

noun

immunosuppressed

adjective