Term: immunosuppression: lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
Candidate hypernym: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system → 1
Candidate hypernym: sonogram: an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs → 0
Candidate hypernym: siskin: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak → 0
Candidate hypernym: thorium-228: radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228 → 0
Candidate hypernym: honorableness: the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor → 0
Candidate hypernym: bauhaus: a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918 → 0
Candidate hypernym: gag law: any law that limits freedom of the press → 0
Candidate hypernym: lemon extract: a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons → 0
Candidate hypernym: recession: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service → 0
Candidate hypernym: duffel bag: a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings → 0
Candidate hypernym: clincher: an argument that is conclusive → 0