immunology

[im-yuh-nol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.

immunology

/ ˌɪmjʊˈnɒlədʒɪ, ˌɪmjʊnəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

1. the branch of biological science concerned with the study of immunity

immunology

1. The scientific study of the structure and function of the immune system.

Other Word Forms

• immunologic adjective
• immunological adjective
• immunologically adverb
• immunologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunology¹

First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + -logy

Example Sentences

"Freshers' flu is just an assortment of common cold viruses that come and hit us all at the same time," says Dr Zania Stamataki, associate professor of viral immunology at the University of Birmingham.

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The new members include doctors with relevant experience in pediatrics, immunology and public health, as well as several people who have been outspoken vaccine skeptics or been criticized for spreading medical misinformation.

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In a statement, Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum said Baltimore’s “contributions as a virologist, discerning fundamental mechanisms and applying those insights to immunology, to cancer, to AIDS, have transformed biology and medicine.”

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The university is turning the old shopping center into a nearly 700,000-square-foot research center that will focus on immunology, quantum science and engineering.

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“Dr. Noc,” a scientist with a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences, focusing on immunology and antibodies.

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