neuroimmunology

neuroimmunology
neu·ro·im·mu·nol·o·gy .n(y)u̇r-ō-.im-yə-'näl-ə-jē n, pl -gies a branch of immunology that deals esp. with the interrelationships of the nervous system and immune responses and autoimmune disorders (as multiple sclerosis)
neu·ro·im·mu·no·log·i·cal -nə-'läj-i-kəl adj

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neu·ro·im·mu·nol·o·gy (noor″o-im″u-nolґə-je) the branch of science that deals with the interaction of the nervous and immune systems in health and disease (see neuroimmunomodulation). neuroimmunologic adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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