Etymology

immunosuppression

Today it means: The suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant. Full definition →

English suppression ← Latin suppressiō ← Proto-Italic *pres-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  15. Proto-Italic*supo
  16. Latinsub
  17. Latinsub-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  19. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  20. Proto-Italic*pres-
  21. Latinpremō
  22. Latinsupprimō
  23. Latinsuppressiō
  24. Englishsuppression
  25. English todayimmunosuppression

From immuno- + suppression.

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