English word immunology comes from English immune, English -ology
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| immune | English (eng) | (rare, transitive) To make immune. (epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease (by extension) Not vulnerable.. (medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.. (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.. (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to. |
| -ology | English (eng) | (often, humorous) added to an ordinary English word to create a name for a (possibly non-existent) field of study.. , used for phonological reasons when the preceding morpheme ends in certain consonant sounds. |
| immunology | English (eng) | (medicine) The branch of medicine that studies the body's immune system. |