immunogenetics

noun

im·​mu·​no·​ge·​net·​ics ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈne-tiks How to pronounce immunogenetics (audio)
i-ˌmyü-nō-
plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system and its components
immunogenetic adjective
immunogenetically adverb
immunogeneticist noun

Word History

Etymology

immuno- + genetics

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of immunogenetics was in 1936

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Cite this Entry

“Immunogenetics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunogenetics. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

immunogenetics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction
im·​mu·​no·​ge·​net·​ics -jə-ˈnet-iks How to pronounce immunogenetics (audio)
: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system especially with regard to the way in which the genetic information required to produce the diversity of antibodies required by the immune system is stored in the genome, transmitted from one generation to the next, and expressed in the organism
immunogenetic adjective
also immunogenetical
immunogenetic studies
immunogenetically adverb
immunogenetically relevant genes

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