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complementology

complementology noun: the branch of immunology that deals with complement (one of four proteolytic cascades in blood).

Noun

complementology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of immunology that deals with complement (one of four proteolytic cascades in blood).
    • The chapters from prominent experts cover the essentials as well as the hottest issues in complementology.2007, Janos Szebeni, The Complement System: Novel Roles in Health and Disease, →ISBN
    • This led to many reports of increased frequency of infections among complement-deficient patients and to the legitimization of complementology as a bona fide part of immunology.2008, Richard A. Kaslow, Janet McNicholl, Adrian V. S. Hill, Genetic Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases, →ISBN, page 156

Origin of complementology

From complement + -ology.

Questions about complementology

What does complementology mean?
Complementology means the branch of immunology that deals with complement (one of four proteolytic cascades in blood).
What part of speech is complementology?
Complementology is a noun.

Words near complementology in the dictionary

  1. complementoid
  2. complementoids
  3. complementological
  4. complementologist
  5. complementologists
  6. complementology
  7. complementopathies
  8. complementopathy
  9. complementophil
  10. complementophile
  11. complementor

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