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immunopathology

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of immunology that studies the relation of the immune system to disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning 2

A disease caused by a disruption of the immune system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: immunology

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English immunopathology From immuno- + pathology.

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Translations

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  • Finnish: immunopatologia — the branch of immunology that studies the relation of the immune system to disease
  • Polish: immunopatologia — the branch of immunology that studies the relation of the immune system to disease