immun/o
immunity, immune system
From Latin immunis, exempt (free from duty)
Meaning
What does immun/o mean?
immun/o is a root meaning immunity, immune system. It comes from Latin immunis, exempt (free from duty).
Inside words it is spelled immun.
Latin immunis meant exempt from public duty; an immune person is, in the same way, exempt from a disease.
In real words
Medical words with immun/o
the study of the body's immune system
a specialist in immunology, the immune system and its disorders
able to cause an immune response
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Terms in our life science dictionary that list immun/o among their word parts.
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 11.1 – Introduction to the Lymphatic and Immune Systems – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- Word Parts and Structural Terms – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- IMMUNO- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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