immunotoxicity

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noun

The toxic effect of an immunotoxin on the immune system

OriginEnglish toxicity ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

nounimmunotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural immunotoxicities)

plural immunotoxicities

  1. countableuncountableThe toxic effect of an immunotoxin on the immune system

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. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  15. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  16. Latintoxicum
  17. Latintoxicu
  18. Frenchtoxique
  19. Englishtoxic
  20. Englishtoxicity
  21. Englishimmunotoxicity

From immuno- + toxicity.

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Translations

Irish tocsaineacht imdhíonachta
  • tocsaineacht imdhíonachtathe toxic effect of an immunotoxin on the immune system
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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