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cyclosporin

cy·clo·spor·in [ sklō spáwrin ] or cy·clo·spor·ine [ s klō spáw rn, sì klō spáwrin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
immunosuppressant drug: a drug obtained from a soil fungus. Use: suppression of tissue rejection following transplant surgery.

[Late 20th century. <cyclo- + polysporum, fungus that produces the drug]
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