immunobiology

[ im-yuh-noh-bahy-ol-uh-jee, ih-myoo- ]

noun

1. the study of the immune response and the biological aspects of immunity to disease.

Other Words From

• im·mu·no·bi·o·log·ic [im-y, uh, -noh-bahy-, uh, -, loj, -ik, ih-myoo-], immu·no·bio·logi·cal adjective
• immu·no·bi·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunobiology¹

First recorded in 1955–60; immuno- + biology

Example Sentences

There’s a hypothetical mechanism that could allow this to happen biologically, said Deepta Bhattacharya, a professor of immunobiology at the University of Arizona.

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