- To experts in the young medical field called psychoneuroimmunology, or PNI, it is no surprise that many people get sick or experience flare-ups of chronic illnesses while struggling to cope with the stress-inducing demands of the holiday season.
Psychoneuroimmunology
noun; compounding
Study of how the nervous system, immune system and emotions interact
Etymology : [compound word, formed from 'psycho' + 'neuro' + 'immuno' + '-ology']
Source : Houston Chronicle article
Last modified: 10 June 2008