MeSH

Used for immunologic studies of tissues, organs, microorganisms, fungi, viruses, and animals. It includes immunologic aspects of diseases but not immunologic procedures used for diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic purposes, for which diagnosis, prevention and control, or therapy are used. The concept is also used for chemicals as antigens or haptens.

Year introduced: 1966

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

Year introduced: 1980