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psychoneuroimmunology definition

psycho·neuro·im·mu·nol·ogy (sī′kō no̵̅o̅′rō im′myo̵̅o̅ näl′ə jē, -nyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

the study of how emotional and other psychological responses influence the biochemistry of the brain, hormone production, and the immune response

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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