immunology

noun

im·mu·nol·o·gy | \ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jē

Definition of immunology

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

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Other Words from immunology

immunologic \ ˌi-myə-nə-ˈlä-jik

\ or immunological \ ˌi-myə-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

\ adjective

immunologically \ ˌi-myə-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

immunologist \ ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jist

\ noun

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YouTube results are no better; several of the top 10 results feature notable immunology expert Alex Jones. — Renee Diresta, WIRED, "The Complexity of Simply Searching for Medical Advice," 3 July 2018 Although Dria’s immunology and hematology team at Seattle Children’s have started to search for a bone marrow donor, Kayla said Dria’s skin condition needs to get under control before the procedure can be performed. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Family stays by side of 4-year-old awaiting transplants," 12 June 2018 The bulk of the funds — $450 million — will be devoted to oncology, inflammation and immunology, rare disease, internal medicine, and vaccines. — Ed Silverman, STAT, "Pharmalittle: Philippine official blames deaths on Sanofi dengue vaccine; Pfizer wants you to know it still invests in neuroscience," 6 June 2018 Greaves reviewed more than 30 years of research, including his own, on the genetics, cell biology, immunology, epidemiology and animal modeling of childhood leukemia and reached this conclusion. — Meera Senthilingam And Jessie Yeung, CNN, "A germ-free childhood could trigger leukemia, scientist suggests," 22 May 2018 Adults who do not have immunity to the disease should also receive the vaccine, according to Dr. Diane Griffin, a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. — Mark Lieber, CNN, "Measles vaccine recommended for those attending World Cup," 6 June 2018 Indeed, 30 years of work has transformed immunology as a whole. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "The Man Who Says Science Blew Its Best Shot at an AIDS Vaccine," 1 June 2018 Pierson, a researcher in an immunology laboratory at the University of Minnesota, often comes here to buy mice, so most of the staff know him. — Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, "Squeaky Clean Mice Could be Ruining Research," 9 Apr. 2018 Most of the immunology industry is focused on making vaccines, but vaccines could take weeks to kick in. — Zoë Schlanger, Newsweek, "Plantibodies Could Pave the Road to Wellness," 15 Dec. 2014

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