psychoneuroimmunology


psy·cho·neu·ro·im·mu·nol·o·gy

noun
\ˌsī-kō-ˌn(y)r-ō-ˌim-yə-ˈnä-lə-jē\

Definition of PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY

: a branch of medicine that deals with the influence of emotional states (as stress) and nervous system activities on immune function especially in relation to the onset and progression of disease

First Known Use of PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY

1982

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