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psychoneuroimmunology
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psychoneuroimmunology /psy·cho·neu·ro·im·mu·nol·o·gy/ (-noor″o-im″u-nol´ah;-je) the study of the interactions between psychological factors, the central nervous system, and immune function as modulated by the neuroendocrine system.
psy·cho·neu·ro·im·mu·nol·o·gy (sk-nr-my-nl-j)
n.
The study of the interaction of behavioral, neural, and endocrine factors and the functioning of the immune system.
psychoneuroimmunology
[-noo͡r′ō·imyo̅o̅nol′əjē]
a discipline that studies the relationships between psychologic states and the immune response.
psychoneuroimmunology (sīˈ·kō·nerˈ·ō·imˈ·yōō·nˑ·l·gē),
n the study of the integrated interactions of the immunologic, neurologic, and psychologic systems and their effects on health.
psychoneuroimmunology
PNI The study of the effects of the mental and neurological status on the immune system.
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