Antedating of "Immunology"

[Fred Shapiro]

immunology (OED 1910)

1909 _Science_ Feb. 244 (JSTOR)  In the language of immunology any
substance capable of giving rise to antibodies in suitable animals is
called an antigen.

Fred Shapiro


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