immunomodulatory

adjective

Having the ability to alter or regulate immune functions

OriginEnglish modulatory ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmunomodulatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableimmunologyHaving the ability to alter or regulate immune functions

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
immunomodulative

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. Englishmodulatory
  15. Englishimmunomodulatory

From immuno- + modulatory.

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APA

immunomodulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunomodulatory

MLA

“immunomodulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunomodulatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunomodulatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunomodulatory.

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