immunology
/ˌɪmjuˈnɒlədʒi/noun
उच्चारण इम्युनॉलजी
प्रतिरक्षा-विज्ञान
Core word
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the scientific study of protection against disease
प्रतिरक्षा-विज्ञान
- a professor of immunology
- She wants to study immunology at a medical college.
- Advances in immunology have led to many new vaccines.
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- Dr Mehta lectures on immunology at the medical college.
- Questions on immunology are common in biology entrance tests.
Synonyms medical science
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
immunology (uncountable noun, singular)
Names of sciences ending in -ology or -ics take a singular verb and no article: 'Immunology is a branch of biology.'
-ology या -ics पर समाप्त होने वाले विज्ञानों के नाम singular verb लेते हैं और article नहीं लगता।
- Immunology has changed the way we treat cancer.
- Immunology is taught as part of the biology course.
immunology of + disease or system
Use 'of' for the subject that is studied: the immunology of allergies, the immunology of the gut.
जिस विषय का अध्ययन हो उसके लिए 'of': the immunology of allergies।
- Her research is on the immunology of tuberculosis.
immunology + noun (as modifier)
It often modifies another noun: immunology department, immunology laboratory, immunology textbook.
यह प्रायः दूसरे noun को modify करता है: immunology department।
- The immunology laboratory is open to final-year students.
- He is head of the immunology department.
related words: immunologist, immune, immunity
An immunologist is the expert; immune is the adjective ('immune to'); immunity is the protection ('immunity from' a disease or from arrest in law).
Immunologist विशेषज्ञ है; immune adjective है ('immune to'); immunity सुरक्षा है।
- An immunologist explained how immunity develops after a vaccine.
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adjective + immunology
clinicalbasictumourtransplantveterinarymolecular
- Clinical immunology deals with treating immune disorders.
verb + immunology
studyresearchteachspecialise inmajor in
- Radhika's cousin specialises in immunology.
immunology + noun
researchlecturejournalconferencetextbooklab
- The immunology conference was held in Pune.
field related to immunology
microbiologygeneticsbiochemistrypathologyvirology
- Immunology overlaps with microbiology and genetics.
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- Immunology explains why some people develop allergies and others do not.
प्रतिरक्षा विज्ञान समझाता है कि कुछ लोगों को एलर्जी क्यों होती है और कुछ को नहीं।
- Advances in immunology led to the quick development of new vaccines.
प्रतिरक्षा विज्ञान की प्रगति से नए टीके तेज़ी से विकसित हुए।
- She chose immunology for her master's degree after the pandemic.
महामारी के बाद उसने अपनी स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि के लिए प्रतिरक्षा विज्ञान चुना।
- The professor of immunology spoke on how the body recognises germs.
प्रतिरक्षा विज्ञान के प्रोफेसर ने बताया कि शरीर रोगाणुओं को कैसे पहचानता है।
- In immunology, antibodies are proteins that attack foreign substances.
प्रतिरक्षा विज्ञान में antibodies वे प्रोटीन हैं जो बाहरी पदार्थों पर प्रहार करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Immunology are a difficult subject.
✓ Immunology is a difficult subject.
Names of sciences take a singular verb.
विज्ञानों के नामों के साथ singular verb आती है।
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Synonyms
medical science
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: Edward Jenner is called the father of immunology (smallpox vaccine, 1796).
विज्ञान में Edward Jenner को प्रतिरक्षा-विज्ञान का जनक कहा जाता है (चेचक का टीका, 1796)।