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Where does “psychoneuroimmunology” come from?

psychoneuroimmunology (English) comes from English neuroimmunology, from English immunology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy — race, lineage.

psychoneuroimmunology (English): The study of the interactions between...

Definitions

  1. The study of the interactions between...

Ancestry of “psychoneuroimmunology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroimmunologyThe study of the relationship between the nervous...
2EnglishimmunologyThe branch of medicine that concerns the body's...
3English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
4English‐o‐—
5English-prim—
6EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
7EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
8EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
9Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
10EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
11Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
12Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
13Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage

Words derived from “psychoneuroimmunology”

  • psychoneuroimmunologist
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