Etymology

neuroimmunology

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Today it means: The study of the relationship between the nervous system and the immune system, especially with regard to autoimmune conditions Full definition →

English immunology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  8. Proto-Italic*moinos
  9. Latinmūnus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*né
  11. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  12. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  13. Latinin-
  14. Latinin- -is
  15. Latinimmūnis
  16. Middle Frenchimmun
  17. Englishimmune
  18. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  20. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  21. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  22. Englishimmunology
  23. English todayneuroimmunology

From neuro- + immunology.

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