Immunosuppression

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003369",
  "term": "Immunosuppression",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The specific failure of a normally responsive individual to make an immune response to a known antigen. It results from previous contact with the antigen by an immunologically immature individual (fetus or neonate) or by an adult exposed to extreme high-dose or low-dose antigen, or by exposure to radiation, antimetabolites, antilymphocytic serum, etc.",
  "synonyms": [
    "immune tolerance",
    "immunodeficiency",
    "immunologic deficiency",
    "immunological deficiency"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "immunomodulation",
    "immunotherapy",
    "immunocompromised population",
    "allergoids",
    "immunologic deficiency syndromes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2013",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "inmunosupresión"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/immunosuppression/"
}