immunodegradation

noun

Degradation of or by the immune system.

Scrabble 24
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounimmunodegradation (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableimmunologyDegradation of or by the immune system.

    The inhibition of immunodegradation was most pronounced at low temperature […]

    1975 May 1, Joel F. Habener, “Radioimmunoassay of Human Proparathyroid Hormone: Analysis of Hormone Content in Tissue Extracts and in Plasma”, in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    2 more examples

    A special group must be mentioned: 4. artificial immunodegradation (immunosuppression)

    1983, Franz Schmid, Cell Therapy: A New Dimension of Medicine, page 168

    These mechanisms include enzymatic degradation, immunodegradation, sequestration by the reticuloendothelial system (RES) in the bloodstream, acid hydrolysis in the stomach, mucociliary clearance in the lungs, etc.

    2016 January 22, Guanying Chen, “Nanochemistry and Nanomedicine for Nanoparticle-based Diagnostics and Therapy”, in Chemical Reviews

Origin

From immuno- + degradation.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

immunodegradation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunodegradation

MLA

“immunodegradation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunodegradation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunodegradation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunodegradation.

Source: immunodegradation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.