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Suppress
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To stop something or someone; to prevent, prohibit, or subdue.

To suppress evidence is to keep it from being admitted at trial by showing either that it was illegally obtained or that it is irrelevant.



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When high-dose regimens of primaquine (total 5-6 mg/kg) fail, suppressive doses of chloroquine, 300 mg/week for several months to years may be considered.
Further, the company has verified that acetic acid plays a role in the suppressive effect.
There has long been some interest in "immune suppressive therapy," reducing immune responses to HIV infection that may do more harm than good in some patients.
 
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