autoimmune

[ aw-toh-i-myoon ]

adjectiveImmunology.
  1. of or relating to the immune response of an organism against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components.

Origin of autoimmune

1
First recorded in 1950–55; auto-1 + immune

Other words from autoimmune

  • au·to·im·mu·ni·ty, noun

Words Nearby autoimmune

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British Dictionary definitions for autoimmune

autoimmune

/ (ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn) /


adjective
  1. (of a disease) caused by the action of antibodies produced against substances normally present in the body

Derived forms of autoimmune

  • autoimmunity, noun

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