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immunology
(im″u-nol´ә-je)
the branch of biomedical science encompassing the study of the structure and function of the immune system (basic immunology); immunization, organ transplantation, blood banking, and immunopathology (clinical immunology); laboratory testing of cellular and humoral immune function (laboratory immunology); and the use of
antigen-antibody reactions in other laboratory tests (serology and immunochemistry). adj., immunolog´ic., adj.
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