immunology
[im-yuh-nol-uh-jee]
- the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
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She came to the U.S. in 1996 to study for a Ph.D. in immunology at the University of Iowa.
immunology
- the branch of biological science concerned with the study of immunity
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immunology
(ĭm′yə-nŏl′ə-jē)- 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.
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immunology
[ĭm′yə-nŏl′ə-jē]
- The scientific study of the structure and function of the immune system.
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