IMMUNOLOGIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does immunologic mean? 

• IMMUNOLOGIC (adjective)
  The adjective IMMUNOLOGIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to immunology

  Familiarity information: IMMUNOLOGIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMMUNOLOGIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to immunology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

immunologic; immunological

Pertainym:

immunology (the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system)

Derivation:

immunology (the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system)

 Context examples 

As immunologic markers they have high organ and tissue specificity and are useful as probes in studies of normal cell development as well as neoplastic transformation.

(Differentiation Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

A broad classification of inherited disorders presenting at birth that affect the initial immunologic response to infection.

(Congenital Disorder of Natural Immunity, NCI Thesaurus)

Onset is usually within three years of transplantation or immunologic manipulation.

(Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

These regulatory T cells are essential in maintaining immunologic homeostasis.

(Inducible CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

An intense reaction (usually immunologic) developing at the site of injection

(Injection Site Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)

An institute within the National Institutes of Health that conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by an intense adverse reaction (usually immunologic) developing at the site of an injection.

(Injection Site Reaction, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The etiology of CFS may be viral or immunologic.

(Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

An immunologic inflammatory disorder characterized by loss of myelin in the peripheral nerves.

(Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Onset is usually within one hundred days of transplantation or immunologic manipulation.

(Acute Graft Versus Host Disease, NCI Thesaurus)