immunodiagnostics

[ im-yuh-noh-dahy-uhg-nos-tiks, ih-myoo- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the determination of immunologic characteristics of individuals, cells, and other biologic entities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunodiagnostics¹

immuno- + diagnostics

Example Sentences

The trial used technology by immunodiagnostics firm Oncimmune, which detects the presence of autoantibodies generated by the body's immune system as a natural defence against cancer cells.

From BBC

The global immunodiagnostics market is valued at $735 million.

From Reuters

Veterinary immunodiagnostics -- a methodology using antigen-antibody reaction to detect viruses or bacteria in animals -- is growing at an annual rate of 8 percent, twice the rate of the animal health industry as a whole, Pfizer noted.

From Reuters