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paleoimmunology

paleoimmunology noun: the study of the ancient roots of the immune system.

Noun

paleoimmunology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the ancient roots of the immune system
    • Advances in paleoimmunology [ 48 – 50 ] and paleomicrobiology through soft/hard tissue analysis and secretion swabs led to the retrospective diagnosis of several pathogens (e.g., salmonellosis, tuberculosis, malaria, human leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease) in mummies [ 51 – 67 ] and revealed some...2015 August 6, Despina Moissidou et al., “Invasive versus Non Invasive Methods Applied to Mummy Research: Will This Controversy Ever Be Solved?”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of paleoimmunology

From paleo- + immunology.

Questions about paleoimmunology

What does paleoimmunology mean?
Paleoimmunology means the study of the ancient roots of the immune system.
What part of speech is paleoimmunology?
Paleoimmunology is a noun.

Words near paleoimmunology in the dictionary

  1. paleoichthyologist
  2. paleoichthyologists
  3. paleoichthyology
  4. paleoillustrator
  5. paleoillustrators
  6. paleoimmunology
  7. paleoindian
  8. paleoindians
  9. paleoindication
  10. paleoindications
  11. paleoindicator

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