immunosuppression
im·mu·no·suppression
noun
1.
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)
Origin
From immuno- + suppression.
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