Pronunciation: ˌ s ī -k ō - ˌ n(y)u ̇ r- ō - ˌ im-y ə - ' nä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Date: 1982
: a branch of medicine that deals with the influence of emotional states (as stress) and nervous system activities on immune function especially in relation to the onset and progression of disease