ALL meanings of cyclosporine
cy·clo·spo·rine
C c - 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 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 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 (pharmacology) A cyclic oligopeptide, obtained from soil fungi, used as an immunosuppressive drug after an organ transplant. 0