Immunology — is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.[1] It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the… … Wikipedia
immunology — n. The science which studies the immune system, the processes of immunity, and the nature of the immune response, and techniques of analysis which use the immune response. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immunology — (n.) by 1906, a hybrid from comb. form of IMMUNE (Cf. immune) + OLOGY (Cf. ology). Related: Immunological; immunologist … Etymology dictionary
immunology — ► NOUN ▪ the branch of medicine and biology concerned with immunity. DERIVATIVES immunologic adjective immunological adjective immunologist noun … English terms dictionary
immunology — ☆ immunology [im΄yo͞o näl′ə jē ] n. [ IMMUNO + LOGY] the branch of science dealing with a) antigens and antibodies, esp. concerning immunity to some infections b) cellular immune mechanisms, as in the rejection of foreign tissues immunological… … English World dictionary
immunology — immunologic /im yeuh nl oj ik, i myooh /, immunological, adj. immunologically, adv. immunologist, n. /im yeuh nol euh jee/, n. the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and … Universalium
Immunology — The study of all aspects of the immune system including its structure and function, disorders of the immune system, blood banking, immunization and organ transplantation. * * * 1. The science concerned with the various phenomena of immunity,… … Medical dictionary
immunology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1910 a science that deals with the immune system and the cell mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses • immunologic or immunological adjective • immunologically… … New Collegiate Dictionary
immunology — the study of immunity, the chemical response to an infection, used to work out relationships between species based on similar responses … Dictionary of ichthyology
immunology — noun The branch of medicine that studies the bodys immune system … Wiktionary