immunomodulatoryadj.
/ˌɪmjᵿnəʊˈmɒdjᵿlət(ə)ri/, /ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈmɒdʒᵿleɪt(ə)ri/, /ˌɪmjᵿnəʊˌmɒdjᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/, /ˌɪmjᵿnəʊˌmɒdʒᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/, /ɪˌmjuːnəʊˈmɒdjᵿlət(ə)ri/, /ɪˌmjuːnəʊˌmɒdjᵿˈleɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌɪmjənoʊˈmɑdʒələˌtɔri/, /ᵻˌmjunoʊˈmɑdʒələˌtɔri/ Medicine and Biology.
That modifies the function of the immune system.
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1976 Scand. Jrnl. Rheumatol. 5 216 The immuno-modulatory effect of Levamisole in the treatment of rheumatic diseases was studied in an open trial.
1989 Jrnl. Autoimmunity 2 765 Continual application of the immunomodulatory drugs was apparently required in order to maintain the therapeutic effects.
2001 Daily Tel. 5 Dec. 24/2 Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is also worth trying for its immunomodulatory action and its ability to help the body adapt to stress and illness.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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