immunology

noun

im·​mu·​nol·​o·​gy ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jē How to pronounce immunology (audio)
: a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
immunologic adjective
or immunological
immunologically adverb
immunologist noun

Examples of immunology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The notion that the immune system has recognized tumors and has even made T-cells to kill them may seem confusing for those without doctorates in immunology. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024 Jay Bradner will now oversee Amgen’s pipeline, whose assets are mostly in oncology, immunology, rare disease, and biosimilars. Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Dec. 2023 Swanton’s team had wrestled the mystery down using epidemiology, toxicology, immunology, and human genetics, and then pulled them together into a causal, biologically plausible mechanism for carcinogenesis. Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 Someone who never spent a minute studying the human body is an expert in the field of immunology. Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024 The sprawling three-story structure will be known as the UCLA Research Park and will house two multidisciplinary centers focusing on immunology and immunotherapy as well as quantum science and engineering. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024 Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Snyder is trained as a chemist and works in immunology and genomics. Siobhan Roberts Chloë Ellingson, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023 Someone who never spent a minute studying the human body, is an expert in the field of immunology. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024 My peers in the allergy and immunology community identify this innovation as highest priority. Eleanor Garrow-Holding, STAT, 29 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

immuno- + -logy

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of immunology was in 1906

Dictionary Entries Near immunology

Cite this Entry

“Immunology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunology. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

immunology

noun
im·​mu·​nol·​o·​gy ˌim-yə-ˈnäl-ə-jē How to pronounce immunology (audio)
: a science that deals with immunity to disease
immunologic adjective
or immunological

Medical Definition

immunology

noun
im·​mu·​nol·​o·​gy ˌim-yə-ˈnäl-ə-jē How to pronounce immunology (audio)
plural immunologies
: a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
immunologic adjective
or immunological
immunologically adverb

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