immunosuppression
noun
im·mu·no·sup·pres·sion
ˌi-myə-nō-sə-ˈpre-shən 
i-ˌmyü-nō-
: suppression (as by drugs or disease) of the immune response
Extreme caution must be exercised, however, in recipients of renal transplants because of immunosuppression and the susceptibility to infection.—
Rosalyn Kutcher et al.
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Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Further investigation is needed to determine whether microbes play a role in cancer development or whether other causes, such as genetics or immunosuppression, are at play, according to the doctor.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
This immunosuppression may last from months to three years.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Further investigation is needed to determine whether microbes play a role in cancer development or whether other causes, such as genetics or immunosuppression, are at play, according to the doctor.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
This immunosuppression may last from months to three years.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Immunosuppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunosuppression. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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immunosuppression
noun
im·mu·no·sup·pres·sion
-sə-ˈpresh-ən
: suppression (as by drugs or disease) of the immune response
Recurrent infection may develop in some patients despite minimization of their immunosuppression.—Jay A. Fishman, The New England Journal of Medicine
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