Main Entry: im·mu·nol·o·gy

Pronunciation: \ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jē\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1910

: a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses

— im·mu·no·log·ic \-nə-ˈlä-jik\ or im·mu·no·log·i·cal \-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— im·mu·no·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— im·mu·nol·o·gist \ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jist\ noun