immunomodulation

noun

Any of several adjustments in the level of an immune response, via either endogenous regulation or immunotherapy

OriginEnglish modulation ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

nounimmunomodulation (plural immunomodulations)

plural immunomodulations

  1. Any of several adjustments in the level of an immune response, via either endogenous regulation or immunotherapy

Origin

  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. Englishmodulation
  15. Englishimmunomodulation

From immuno- + modulation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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