complementology

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noun

The branch of immunology that deals with complement (one of four proteolytic cascades in blood).

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Meanings

nouncomplementology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe 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
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    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

    Nevertheless, the obvious similarities in killing by complement and by lymphocytes were considered early [126] and led to continuous cross-fecundation between complementology and cellular immunology.

    2012, Klaus Rother, Gerd Till, The Complement System, →ISBN, page 239

Origin

From complement + -ology.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

complementology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementology

MLA

“complementology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementology. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complementology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementology.

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