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Etymology

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immuno- +‎ inhibit

Verb

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immunoinhibit (third-person singular simple present immunoinhibits, present participle immunoinhibiting, simple past and past participle immunoinhibited)

  1. (biochemistry, immunology, transitive) to inhibit the immune response
    The titrations are based on the assumption that the volume of antiserum required to completely immunoinhibit enzyme activity is proportional to the amount of the enzyme in the tissue extract or biological fluid.