Immunology: A medical specialty concerned with the hypersensitivity of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder.

Synonym: immunology allergy, allergy and immunology, allergy (specialty), allergies (specialty), immunology and allergy, allergy immunology.

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