psychoimmunology

psychoimmunology
psy·cho·im·mu·nol·o·gy (sī'kō-ĭm'yə-nŏlʹə-jē) n.
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of psychological and social factors on the functioning of the immune system.
  psy'cho·im'mu·nolʹo·gist n.

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