Etymology

immunotoxicology

Today it means: The study of dysfunction of the immune system caused by a xenobiotic Full definition →

English toxicology ← French toxicologie ← Middle French immun
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Frenchtoxicologie
  15. Englishtoxicology
  16. English todayimmunotoxicology

From immuno- + toxicology.

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