immunomodulating
|im-mu-no-mod-u-lat-ing|
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/ɪˌmjuːnoʊˈmɑːdʒəleɪt/
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/ɪˌmjuːnəʊˈmɒdjʊleɪt/
(immunomodulate)
alter the immune response
Etymology
'immunomodulate' originates from modern scientific coinage combining the combining form 'immuno-' (from Latin 'immunis') and the verb 'modulate' (from Latin 'modulatus').
'immuno-' developed as a combining form in New Latin/modern medical English (late 19th–20th century) from Latin 'immunis' meaning 'exempt', while 'modulate' comes from Latin 'modulatus', past participle of 'modulare' (to measure, regulate) derived from 'modus' (measure). These elements combined in modern scientific usage to form 'immunomodulate' and related derivatives.
Initially the components meant 'exempt' (immunis) and 'measure/regulate' (modulare); together in modern medical usage they specifically denote 'to alter or regulate immune function,' a specialized technical meaning that arose with advances in immunology.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
present participle of 'immunomodulate': performing the action of altering or regulating immune responses.
Clinicians are immunomodulating patients' responses to improve outcomes.
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Adjective 1
having the effect of modifying or regulating the immune system or an immune response; used of drugs, therapies, or agents that alter immune activity (up- or down-regulating).
The immunomodulating therapy helped reduce inflammatory symptoms without broadly suppressing immunity.
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