Definition of "immunosuppressants" [immunosuppressants]

• Plural form of immunosuppressant. (noun)

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• "To prevent organ rejection, patients must take drugs known as immunosuppressants every day, multiple times per day, for as long as they live."
• "Both of Enbrel and Remicade drugs are selective immunosuppressants, which is to say, they inhibit the body’s immune system from wreaking as much havoc on the body as it might otherwise."
• "More than likely, his transplant medicines contributed to the spread of the cancer, since immunosuppressants make it difficult to fight infection."