osteoimmunopathology

noun

Any immunopathology of bone tissue

Scrabble 33

Meanings

nounosteoimmunopathology (plural osteoimmunopathologies)

plural osteoimmunopathologies

  1. immunologyAny immunopathology of bone tissue
    1 more example

    Here, we propose the hypothesis that, based upon our current understanding of osteoimmune interactions and of the incipient osteoimmunopathology in patients with HIV/AIDS, including increased bone fragility and decreased bone mineralization together, IRIS may actually dangerously increase the relative prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with HIV/AIDS.

    2011, André Barkhordarian, Reem Ajaj, Manisha H. Ramchandani, Gary Demerjian, Riana Cayabyab, Sohrab Danaie, Nora Ghodousi, Natasha Iyer, Nicole Mahanian, Linda Phi, Amy Giroux, Ercolano Manfrini, Negoita Neagos, Muniza Siddiqui, Olivia S. Cajulis, Xenia M. C. Brant, Paul Shapshak, Francesco Chiappelli, “Osteoimmunopathology in HIV/AIDS: A Translational Evidence-Based Perspective”, in Pathology Research International, →DOI, page 5

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  6. Proto-Italic*moinos
  7. Latinmūnus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*né
  9. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  10. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  11. Latinin-
  12. Latinin- -is
  13. Latinimmūnis
  14. Middle Frenchimmun
  15. Englishimmune
  16. Englishimmuno-
  17. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  18. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  21. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  22. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  23. Frenchpathologie
  24. Englishpathology
  25. Englishimmunopathology
  26. Englishosteoimmunopathology

From osteo- + immunopathology.

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