immunology
noun
im·mu·nol·o·gy
ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jē 
: a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
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This curiosity led him to specialize in immunology during his Ph.D. studies, focusing on the immune system’s potential to combat diseases, including cancer.
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William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Awe received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and her MD/PhD in immunology from Indiana University.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
In the case of primary MCAS (a.k.a. mastocytosis), a genetic mutation causes your mast cells to clone themselves and proliferate, Cem Akin, MD, clinical professor of allergy and immunology at University of Michigan, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Dec. 2024
Such moves have seen the group refocus pharmaceutical division activities on four therapeutic areas — cardiovascular-renal-metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience and oncology.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
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William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Awe received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and her MD/PhD in immunology from Indiana University.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
In the case of primary MCAS (a.k.a. mastocytosis), a genetic mutation causes your mast cells to clone themselves and proliferate, Cem Akin, MD, clinical professor of allergy and immunology at University of Michigan, tells SELF.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Dec. 2024
Such moves have seen the group refocus pharmaceutical division activities on four therapeutic areas — cardiovascular-renal-metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience and oncology.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Immunology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunology. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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immunology
noun
im·mu·nol·o·gy
ˌim-yə-ˈnäl-ə-jē
plural immunologies
: a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
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