immunology

immunology /im·mu·nol·o·gy/ (im?u-nol´ah-je) the branch of biomedical science concerned with the response of the organism to antigenic challenge, the recognition of self and not self, and all the biological, serological, and physical chemical effects of immune phenomena.immunolog´ic

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im·mu·nol·o·gy (my-nl-j)

n.

The branch of biomedicine that is concerned with the structure and function of the immune system, innate and acquired immunity, and laboratory techniques involving the interaction of antigens with antibodies.

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immu·no·logic (-n-ljk), immu·no·logi·cal adj.

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immunology,

n the study of the reaction of tissues of the immune system of the body to antigenic stimulation. See also immune system.

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immunology

the scientific study of all aspects of immunity, including allergy, hypersensitivity, etc.