Meanings
- uncountableThe study of the ancient roots of the immune system
1 more example
Advances in paleoimmunology [ 48 – 50 ] and paleomicrobiology through soft/hard tissue analysis and secretion swabs led to the retrospective diagnosis of several pathogens (e.g., salmonellosis, tuberculosis, malaria, human leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease) in mummies [ 51 – 67 ] and revealed some of their evolutionary patterns [ 68 ].
2015 August 6, Despina Moissidou et al., “Invasive versus Non Invasive Methods Applied to Mummy Research: Will This Controversy Ever Be Solved?”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI
Origin
Cite this entry
paleoimmunology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoimmunology
“paleoimmunology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoimmunology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleoimmunology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoimmunology.
Source: paleoimmunology on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.