immunology
pronunciation
How to pronounce immunology in British English:
UK [ˌɪmjuˈnɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce immunology in American English:
US [ˌɪmjuˈnɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system
Word Origin
- immunology (n.)
- by 1906, a hybrid from comb. form of immune + -ology. Related: Immunological; immunologist.
Example
- 1. The research is in the journal pediatric allergy and immunology .
- 2. Professor andrew wardlaw , of the british society for allergy and clinical immunology , agreed .
- 3. Mining research in biology , neurophysiology , immunology and psychology , mr trivers delivers a swift tour of links between deception and evolutionary progress .
- 4. Niaid this month said it will spend up to $ 186 million over the next seven years to fund the centers for hiv / aids vaccine immunology & immunogen discovery .
- 5. As drs. miller and raison suggest , the theory that depression evolved to better resist infectious agents could lead to improvements within the field of immunology and novel treatments for depression .