immunoproliferativeadj.
/ˌɪmjᵿnəʊprəˈlɪf(ə)rətɪv/, /ɪˌmjuːnəʊprəˈlɪf(ə)rətɪv/, U.S. /ˌɪmjənoʊprəˈlɪfərədɪv/, /ᵻˌmjunoʊprəˈlɪfərədɪv/; see also proliferative adj. Medicine.
Characterized or caused by excessive proliferation of lymphocytes or other cells of the immune system.
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1965 W. Dameshek in Israel Jrnl. Med. Sci. 1 1304/1 The discussion which follows attempts to define this group of conditions [in which immunocytes proliferate in an uncontrolled manner], which may be called ‘immunoproliferative’ disorders.
1988 Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 26 Apr. 22/1 I'm told I have multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms.
2004 Dog World Oct. 25/1 Malabsorption, or immunoproliferative enteropathy, is an autoimmune intestinal disease that leads to anorexia, chronic diarrhea, and even death.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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