Immunosuppression Therapy

**Definition:** Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the administration of immunosuppressive agents (drugs or radiation) or by lymphocyte depletion or may be specific as in desensitization or the simultaneous administration of antigen and immunosuppressive drugs.

**Tree numbers:** - E02.095.465.425.450 - E05.478.610

**Synonyms:** - Antirejection Therapy - Anti-Rejection Therapy - Immunosuppressive Therapy - Immunosuppression - Therapy, Antirejection - Therapy, Anti-Rejection