immunology
noun
the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
immunologically
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a word derived from
immunology.
Example Sentences
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“I prefer mycelium for supporting immunity, neurological health, microbiome health and for many other benefits. ... I know that mycelium is far more immunologically active and beneficial for immune support when taken as a supplement.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
So far, H5N1 hasn’t been found circulating in pigs, which are more immunologically similar to humans than other livestock and harbor other flu strains that can already infect us.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2024
Lots more research is necessary but the findings “might give us a shorter path to diagnosing patients that look clinically and immunologically quite different,” said Penn’s Wherry.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
She notes that SARS-CoV-2 begins to spread before people develop symptoms and often doesn’t even sicken the immunologically naïve—which means there’s little evolutionary pressure for it to become less virulent.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
The guinea pig, that immunologically famous animal, can be trained to perceive fantastically small amounts of nitrobenzene by his nose, without the help of Freund’s adjuvants or haptene carriers.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
