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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All those years of immunology research have given scientists the ability to more quickly understand all sorts of outcomes. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "The Man Who Says Science Blew Its Best Shot at an AIDS Vaccine," 1 June 2018 The lecturer on immunology was Goff, on Rosenberg's team, who mentioned the trial. — Laurie Mcginley, ajc, "Researchers use immune-cell 'army' to battle another tough cancer," 4 June 2018 In the final section of the book, Ehrenreich, who holds a Ph.D. in cellular immunology, switches to biology to demonstrate the futility of our quest for immortality. — Rachel Newcomb, chicagotribune.com, "Americans have resolved to live forever or die in the attempt," 8 May 2018 Photo: Toya Jordan Sarno/Bloomberg News Dr. Fauci aims to assemble a dream team of scientists with different areas of expertise—such as virology, immunology and drug development—to work together on a universal vaccine. — WSJ, "New Ideas to Fight the Flu," 20 Nov. 2018 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

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