immunostimulatoryadj.
/ˌɪmjᵿnəʊˈstɪmjᵿlət(ə)ri/, /ɪˌmjuːnəʊˈstɪmjᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌɪmjənoʊˈstɪmjələˌtɔri/, /ᵻˌmjunoʊˈstɪmjələˌtɔri/ Medicine.
Stimulating the function of the immune system or the production of an immune response.
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1968 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 61 879 The accelerated allograft rejection produced by the large doses of thymosin is due primarily to its immunostimulatory effect.
1976 Lancet 30 Oct. 958/2 Levamisole is an antihelminthic drug with an immunostimulatory capacity in certain immunodeficiency states.
2005 Time Out N.Y. 13 Jan. 37 Clinical studies have shown that the dark liquid has an immunoprotective and/or immunostimulatory effect.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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