immunology
Study of defenses
Immunology is the branch of biology and medicine concerned with the immune system—how the body recognizes and defends against foreign substances like bacteria, viruses, and toxins.
The field encompasses vaccines, allergies, autoimmune disorders, and organ transplant rejection.
An immunologist studies these processes: She specializes in immunology and infectious disease.
Injection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- antigenImmune response inducer
attenuated · inactivated · efficacy · contraindications · dose · toxoid
Defensive blood protein
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
- antigenImmune response inducer
- monoclonalFrom single ancestor cell
- isotypeTaxonomic specimen duplicate
affinity · epitope · neutralization · agglutination · hybridoma · cross-reactivity
Cellular ingestion of particles
- macrophageEngulfing immune cell
- neutrophilMulti-lobed immune cell
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
interferons · epithelium · microbiota · granulocyte · eosinophil · basophil · histamine · fever
Adverse immune response
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- immunodeficiencyWeakened disease-fighting capacity
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
HIV/AIDS · inflammation · atopy · asthma · tolerance
Infection-fighting blood cell
- macrophageEngulfing immune cell
- monocytePhagocytic blood leukocyte
- neutrophilMulti-lobed immune cell
- basophilGranular immune cell type
eosinophil · lymphocyte · B-cell · T-cell · phagocyte
Adaptive immunity cells
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
- immunocompetenceFunctional immune system capacity
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
inoculation
Injection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
antigen · attenuated · inactivated · efficacy · contraindications · dose · toxoid
immunoglobulin
Defensive blood protein
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
- antigenImmune response inducer
- monoclonalFrom single ancestor cell
isotype · affinity · epitope · neutralization · agglutination · hybridoma · cross-reactivity
phagocytosis
Cellular ingestion of particles
- macrophageEngulfing immune cell
- neutrophilMulti-lobed immune cell
- inflammationProtective tissue response
cytokines · interferons · epithelium · microbiota · granulocyte · eosinophil · basophil · histamine · fever
immunopathology
Immune-mediated disease science
- vaccinologyStudy of protective inoculations
allergy
Adverse immune response
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- immunodeficiencyWeakened disease-fighting capacity
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
lupus · HIV/AIDS · inflammation · atopy · asthma · tolerance
leukocyte
Infection-fighting blood cell
- macrophageEngulfing immune cell
- monocytePhagocytic blood leukocyte
- neutrophilMulti-lobed immune cell
basophil · eosinophil · lymphocyte · B-cell · T-cell · phagocyte
lymphocytes
Adaptive immunity cells
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
- immunocompetenceFunctional immune system capacity
serology
Study of blood antibodies
- hybridomaFused immortal antibody-producer
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- sciencesbiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- STEMscience, engineering, mathematics, math, technology
- academic fieldsmathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history
immunologypathology
Study of disease processes
infectious disease · oncology · toxicology · epidemiology · microbiology
immunologypathogenesis
How disease develops
microbiology · virology · virulence · bacteriology · infection