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immunosubversive

immunosubversive adjective: tending to subvert the immune system.

Adjective

immunosubversive (comparative more immunosubversive, superlative most immunosubversive)

  1. Tending to subvert the immune system
    • Furthermore, rabies virus destroys T cells by inducing the overexpression of immunosubversive molecules, such as FasL, HLA-G or B7-H1.2015 September 19, “Infection with a Mouse-Adapted Strain of the 2009 Pandemic Virus Causes a Highly Severe Disease Associated with an Impaired T Cell Response”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of immunosubversive

comparativemore immunosubversive
superlativemost immunosubversive

Origin of immunosubversive

From immuno- + subversive.

Words that rhyme with immunosubversive

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Questions about immunosubversive

What does immunosubversive mean?
Immunosubversive means tending to subvert the immune system.
What part of speech is immunosubversive?
Immunosubversive is an adjective.

Words near immunosubversive in the dictionary

  1. immunosubtyping
  2. immunosubunit
  3. immunosubunits
  4. immunosubversion
  5. immunosubversions
  6. immunosubversive
  7. immunosufficient
  8. immunosupernatant
  9. immunosupernatants
  10. immunosuppresant
  11. immunosuppresion

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