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neuroimmunology
[ noor-oh-im-yuh-nol-uh-jee, nyoor‐ ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊˌɪm yəˈnɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyʊər‐ /
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noun
a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
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Origin of neuroimmunology
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby neuroimmunology
neurohistology, neurohormonal, neurohormone, neurohypophysis, neuroid, neuroimmunology, neurol., neurolemma, neurolemma cell, neuroleptanalgesia, neuroleptanesthesia
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How to use neuroimmunology in a sentence
The original idea of immune privilege was not completely off base, said Michal Schwartz, a professor of neuroimmunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Like Shirai and many neuroimmunology researchers, the Washington University team ran its experiments on mice.