What does immun mean in medical terms?

immun

Meaning: immune; immunity

Type: Word root · Body system: Blood & Immune System

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what immun means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using immun

immunology
immun (immune) + -logy (study of) = study of immunity
immunodeficiency
immun (immune) + deficiency (lack) = lack of immune function

More Blood & Immune System roots

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.