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im·mu·nol·o·gy

(ĭm′yə-nŏl′ə-jē)

The branch of biomedicine concerned with the structure and function of the immune system, the bodily distinction of self from nonself, and laboratory techniques involving the interaction of antigens with specific antibodies.

im′mu·no·log′ic (-nə-lŏj′ĭk), im′mu·no·log′i·cal adj.

im′mu·no·log′i·cal·ly adv.

im′mu·nol′o·gist n.

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Noun

immunologist - a medical scientist who specializes in immunology

medical scientist - a scientist who studies disease processes

Translations

imunolog

inmunólogo

immunologo

immunologist

[ɪmjʊˈnɒlədʒɪst] N → inmunólogo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

immunologist

n (Med) → Immunologe m, → Immunologin f

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im·mu·nol·o·gist

n. inmunólogo-a, especialista en inmunología.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

immunologist

n inmunólogo -ga mf, médico -ca mf especializado en el sistema inmunológico y sus enfermedades

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