| has gloss | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive drug, immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive |
| has gloss | eng: An immunosuppressant is any substance that performs immunosuppression of the immune system. They may either be exogenous, as immunosuppressive drugs, or endogenous, as e. g. testosterone. When the immune system function is suppressed, there is an increased susceptibility to infectious diseases and cancers. |
| lexicalization | eng: immune suppressant drug |
| lexicalization | eng: immunosuppressant |
| lexicalization | eng: immunosuppressive drug |
| lexicalization | eng: immunosuppressive |
| lexicalization | eng: immunosuppressor |
| subclass of | (noun) (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug |
| has subclass | (noun) a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
Purinethol, mercaptopurine |
| has subclass | (noun) toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
amethopterin, methotrexate sodium, methotrexate |