immunopathology

[im-yuh-noh-puh-thol-uh-jee, ih-myoo-]

noun

1. the study of diseases having an immunologic or allergic basis.

Other Word Forms

• immunopathological adjective
• immunopathologic adjective
• immunopathologically adverb
• immunopathologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunopathology¹

First recorded in 1955–60; immuno- + pathology

Example Sentences

“But they also activate immune cells and can cause immunopathology.”

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This detection triggers massive inflammatory responses that help eradicate infections, but may also result in immunopathology if regulated improperly.

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We propose an original conceptual framework of TB immunopathology that may lead directly to treatments that involve inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase activity to hinder matrix destruction and reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with TB.

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