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psychoneuroimmunology

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psy·cho·neu·ro·im·mu·nol·o·gy   (sī'kō-nŏŏr'ō-ĭm'yə-nŏl'ə-jē, -nyŏŏr'-)   
n.  The study of the interaction of behavioral, neural, and endocrine factors and the functioning of the immune system.
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Main Entry: psy·cho·neu·ro·im·mu·nol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a field of medicine that deals with the influence of emotional states (as stress) and nervous system activity on immune function especially in relation totheir effect on the onset and progression of disease
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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