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)
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: 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
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: siskin: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: thorium-228: radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: honorableness: the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: bauhaus: a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: gag law: any law that limits freedom of the press
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: lemon extract: a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: recession: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: duffel bag: a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
Broader: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system | Unrelated: clincher: an argument that is conclusive