immunopathology

noun

im·​mu·​no·​pa·​thol·​o·​gy ˌi-myə-nō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jē 

-pa-,

i-ˌmyü-nō-

: a branch of medicine that deals with immune responses associated with disease

immunopathologic

ˌi-myə-nō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-jik 

i-ˌmyü-nō-

adjective

or immunopathological

ˌi-myə-nō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

i-ˌmyü-nō-

immunopathologist

ˌi-myə-nō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jist 

-pa-

i-ˌmyü-nō-

noun

Examples of immunopathology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In countries like the U.K. or the U.S., symptoms are typically mild, Professor Neil Mabbott, personal chair of immunopathology at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, told Fortune in a phone call on Thursday. —Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 19 May 2022

With a collaborative research grant from the Evergrande Group, MassCPR began funding dozens of new research projects, some of which have led to field-defining studies on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and immunopathology of COVID-19. —William A. Haseltine, Scientific American, 25 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

immuno- + pathology

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

immunopathology

noun

im·​mu·​no·​pa·​thol·​o·​gy -pə-ˈthäl-ə-jē, -pa- 

plural immunopathologies

1

: a branch of medicine that deals with immune responses associated with disease

2

: the pathology of an organism, organ system, or disease with respect to the immune system, immunity, and immune responses

immunopathologic

-ˌpath-ə-ˈläj-ik 

adjective

or immunopathological

-i-kəl