| chemoimmunology | (noun) the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) | Synonyms: immunochemistry |
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| immunoassay | (noun) identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen | Synonyms: immunochemical assay |
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| immunochemical | (adjective) of or relating to immunochemistry | - |
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| immunochemistry | (noun) the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) | Synonyms: chemoimmunology |
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| immunocompetence | (noun) the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen | - |
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| immunocompetent | (adjective) capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen | - |
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| immunocompromised | (adjective) unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy | - |
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| immunodeficiency | (noun) immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced | - |
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| immunodeficient | (adjective) incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen | - |
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| immunoelectrophoresis | (noun) electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies | - |
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| immunofluorescence | (noun) (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue | - |
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| immunogen | (noun) any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body | Synonyms: immunizing agent |
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| immunogenic | (adjective) possessing the ability to elicit an immune response | - |
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| immunogenicity | (noun) the property of eliciting an immune response | - |
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| immunoglobulin | (noun) a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response | Synonyms: Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin |
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| immunohistochemistry | (noun) an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase) | - |
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| immunologic | (adjective) of or relating to immunology | Synonyms: immunological |
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| immunological | (adjective) of or relating to immunology | Synonyms: immunologic |
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| immunologically | (adverb) from the point of view of immunology | - |
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| immunologist | (noun) a medical scientist who specializes in immunology | - |
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| immunology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system | - |
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| immunopathology | (noun) the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system | - |
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| immunosuppressant | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor |
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| immunosuppressed | (adjective) of persons whose immune response is inadequate | - |
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| immunosuppression | (noun) lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer) | - |
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| immunosuppressive | (adjective) of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression | - |
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| (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor |
| immunosuppressor | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug |
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| immunotherapeutic | (adjective) of or relating to immunotherapy | - |
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| immunotherapy | (noun) therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system | - |
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| jejunoileitis | (noun) inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine | - |
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| jejunostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding | - |
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| leflunomide | (noun) an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium | Synonyms: Arava |
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| pruno | (noun) a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates | - |
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| radioimmunoassay | (noun) immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled | - |
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| runoff | (noun) a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner | - |
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| (noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | Synonyms: overflow, overspill |
| unobjectionable | (adjective) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers | Synonyms: clean |
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| (adjective) not objectionable | - |
| (adjective) not causing disapproval | Synonyms: innocuous |
| unobjective | (adjective) (of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified | Synonyms: unverifiable |
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| unobligated | (adjective) not obligated | - |
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| unobliging | (adjective) not accommodating | Synonyms: unaccommodating |
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| unobservable | (adjective) not accessible to direct observation | - |
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| unobservant | (adjective) not consciously observing | Synonyms: unseeing |
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| unobserved | (adjective) unnoticed | Synonyms: unseen |
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| unobstructed | (adjective) free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance | - |
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| unobtainable | (adjective) not capable of being obtained | Synonyms: inaccessible, unprocurable, untouchable |
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| unobtrusive | (adjective) not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable | - |
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| unobtrusively | (adverb) in an unobtrusive manner | - |
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| unobtrusiveness | (noun) the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way | - |
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| unobvious | (adjective) not immediately apparent | - |
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| unoccupied | (adjective) not held or filled or in use | - |
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| (adjective) not seized and controlled | - |
| (adjective) not leased to or occupied by a tenant | Synonyms: untenanted |
| unoffending | (adjective) not offending | - |
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| (adjective) not causing anger or annoyance | Synonyms: inoffensive |
| unofficial | (adjective) not having official authority or sanction | - |
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| (adjective) not officially established | - |
| unofficially | (adverb) not in an official capacity | - |
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| (adverb) without official approval | Synonyms: on the side |
| unoiled | (adjective) in need of oil treatment | - |
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| (adjective) not having oil rubbed into the surface | - |
| unopen | (adjective) not open | Synonyms: closed, shut |
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| unopened | (adjective) not yet opened or unsealed | - |
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| unopposable | (adjective) not opposable | - |
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| unopposed | (adjective) not having opposition or an opponent | - |
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| unordered | (adjective) not arranged in order | Synonyms: disordered |
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| (adjective) not arranged in order hierarchically | Synonyms: ungraded, unranked |
| unorganised | (adjective) not having or belonging to a structured whole | Synonyms: unorganized |
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| (adjective) not affiliated in a trade union | Synonyms: nonunionised, nonunionized, unorganized |
| unorganized | (adjective) not having or belonging to a structured whole | Synonyms: unorganised |
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| (adjective) not affiliated in a trade union | Synonyms: nonunionised, nonunionized, unorganised |
| unoriented | (adjective) not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained | - |
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| unoriginal | (adjective) not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual | - |
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| unoriginality | (noun) the quality of being unoriginal | - |
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| (noun) uncreativeness due to a lack of originality | - |
| unoriginally | (adverb) in an unoriginal manner | - |
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| unornamented | (adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation | Synonyms: bare, plain, spare, unembellished |
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| unorthodox | (adjective) breaking with convention or tradition | - |
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| (adjective) independent in behavior or thought | Synonyms: irregular, maverick |
| unorthodoxy | (noun) the quality of being unorthodox | Synonyms: heterodoxy |
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| (noun) any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position | Synonyms: heresy, heterodoxy |
| (noun) a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion | Synonyms: heresy |
| unostentatious | (adjective) not ostentatious | Synonyms: unpretending, unpretentious |
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| (adjective) exhibiting restrained good taste | Synonyms: understated, unpretentious |
| unowned | (adjective) having no owner | Synonyms: ownerless |
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| unoxygenated | (adjective) (used of blood) not supplied with oxygen | Synonyms: unaerated |
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