British Dictionary definitions for immunology Expand

the branch of biological science concerned with the study of immunity

Derived Forms

immunologic (mjnldk), immunological, adjectiveimmunologically, adverbimmunologist, noun

Word Origin and History for immunology Expand

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

immunology in Medicine Expand

immunology immunology (m'y-nl'-j) 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.

immunology in Science Expand

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