immunology

[im-yuh-nol-uh-jee]

noun

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

Origin of immunology

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

Related formsim·mu·no·log·ic

[im-yuh-nl-oj-ik, ih-myoo-] /ˌɪm yə nlˈɒdʒ ɪk, ɪˌmyu-/, im·mu·no·log·i·cal, adjectiveim·mu·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverbim·mu·nol·o·gist, noun

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Contemporary Examples of immunology

She came to the U.S. in 1996 to study for a Ph.D. in immunology at the University of Iowa.
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Jane Ciabattari
September 22, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for immunology

immunology

noun

the branch of biological science concerned with the study of immunity

Derived Formsimmunologic (ˌɪmjʊnəˈlɒdʒɪk) or immunological, adjectiveimmunologically, adverbimmunologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for immunology

by 1906, a hybrid from comb. form of immune + -ology. Related: Immunological; immunologist.

immunology in Medicine

immunology

[ĭm′yə-nŏl′ə-jē]

n.

The branch of biomedicine that is concerned with the structure and function of the immune system, innate and acquired immunity, and laboratory techniques involving the interaction of antigens with antibodies.

Related formsim′mu•no•log′ic (-nə-lŏj′ĭk) null adj.

immunology in Science

immunology

[ĭm′yə-nŏl′ə-jē]

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