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immunogenetics
noun plural but singular in construction im·mu·no·ge·net·ics \ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈne-tiks, i-ˌmyü-nō-\
Definition of IMMUNOGENETICS
: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system and its components
— im·mu·no·ge·net·ic \-tik\ adjective
— im·mu·no·ge·net·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— im·mu·no·ge·net·i·cist \-jə-ˈne-tə-sist\ noun
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First Known Use of IMMUNOGENETICS
1936
Medical Dictionary
immunogenetics
noun plural but singular in construction im·mu·no·ge·net·ics \-jə-ˈnet-iks\
Medical Definition of IMMUNOGENETICS
: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system especially with regard to the way in which the genetic information required to produce the diversity of antibodies required by the immune system is stored in the genome, transmitted from one generation to the next, and expressed in the organism
—im·mu·no·ge·net·ic \-ik\ adjective
—im·mu·no·ge·net·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē)\ adverb
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