n :  a chemical agent (as methotrexate or azathioprine) that modifies the immune response or the functioning of the immune system (as by the stimulation of antibody formation or the inhibition of white blood cell activity) im*mu*no*mod*u*la*to*ry adj 
 
 
 
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