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.
immunologic
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a word derived from
immunology.
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for Eli Lilly said the company is studying additional uses for GLP-1s, including to treat substance abuse disorders, heart disease, asthma, and other neurological and immunologic conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"These can push cells to the brink of exhaustion and create an immunologic phenotype that is very, very often seen as a hallmark of progressive interstitial lung disease, or fibrosis of the lung."
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024
That could save organs from getting tossed after a few hours and would enable doctors to find organs more easily when needed or choose those that are a closer immunologic match to recipients.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
“If you wait a little more time, you get a better immunologic response,” said CDC adviser Dr. Sarah Long of Drexel University.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
It has recently been learned that the genes for the marking of self by cellular antigens and those for making immunologic responses by antibody formation are closely linked.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
