cyclosporine

cy·clo·spo·rine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-kluh-spawr-een, -in, -spohr-, sik-luh-]
- /ˌsaɪ kləˈspɔr in, -ɪn, -ˈspoʊr-, ˌsɪk lə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-kluh-spawr-een, -in, -spohr-, sik-luh-]
- /ˌsaɪ kləˈspɔr in, -ɪn, -ˈspoʊr-, ˌsɪk lə-/

Definitions of cyclosporine word

noun cyclosporine a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer 3
noun cyclosporine a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants. 1
noun cyclosporine A drug with immunosuppressive properties used to prevent the rejection of grafts and transplants. A cyclic peptide, it is obtained from a fungus. 1
noun cyclosporine (pharmacology) A cyclic oligopeptide, obtained from soil fungi, used as an immunosuppressive drug after an organ transplant. 0

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Origin of cyclosporine

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

1975-80; < New Latin Cyclospor(eae) a class of brown algae (see cyclo-, -spore, -eae) + -in2

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cyclosporine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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