Medical Terminology / Unit 8 MedTerm 0487 short lesson, about 20 seconds
immun/o: Immune
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The idea
The combining form immun slash o names immunity, the body's protection against disease.
In practice
Immunology is the study of the immune system.
Where people slip
Immun slash o names the protective response, not any one organ producing it.
Your place on the trail
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