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# Immunosuppressant

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

## Definitions

### Immune system

Defined by National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

### Transplant

Defined by National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

### Autoimmune disease

Defined by National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

## Source

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (U.S.). (2009). *The diabetes dictionary*. [Bethesda, Md.]: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse.

A drug given to stop the natural responses of the body's **immune system**. Immunosuppressants are given to prevent organ rejection in people who have received organ **transplants** and to patients with **autoimmune diseases**.