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Where does “immunosuppression” come from?

Immunosuppression is a modern English compound of "immuno-" and "suppression," with suppression deriving from Latin suppressio.

immunosuppression (English): The active medical suppression of the immune...

Definitions

  1. The active medical suppression of the immune...

Ancestry of “immunosuppression”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuppressionThe act or instance of suppressing; The state of...
2Latinsuppressiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “immunosuppression”

  • overimmunosuppression
  • underimmunosuppression
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