单词 | immunobiology |
释义 | > as lemmasimmunobiology immunobiology n. Brit. /ˌɪmjᵿnə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒlədʒi/ , /ɪˌmjuːnə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒlədʒi/ , U.S. /ˌɪmjənoʊˌbaɪˈɑlədʒi/ , /ᵻˌmjunoʊˌbaɪˈɑlədʒi/ immunology, esp. as applied to general biological phenomena and processes (see quot. 1970); (also) the immunobiological characteristics of a disease, cell type, physiological process, etc.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > immunology immunology1906 immunobiology1942 1942 Year Bk. Physical Therapy i. 21 Variations of reactivity may occur successively in the same individual. Immunobiology teaches that the organism reacts ‘normergically’ to alien drugs..but ‘pathergically’ to physical factors. 1970 J. W. Alexander & R. A. Good Immunobiol. for Surgeons i. 1 In its older and classical meaning, it [sc. immunology] was the study of immunity, the processes by which oganisms defend themselves against infection... More recently, cellular immunity has been recognized as being important in processes which have to do with recognition phenomena, self-characterization, growth and development, heredity, aging, cancer, and transplantation. With this expansion, immunology has exceeded the limits of its original meaning, and immunobiology has become a preferable term for this expanding field. 2004 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101 6674/2 Because many of the same genes are also associated with clearance of HCV [= hepatitis C virus], they represent a starting point for further elucidation of the cellular and molecular immunobiology of these infections. < as lemmas |
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