autoimmunization

[ aw-toh-im-yuh-nuh-zey-shuhn, -i-myoo- ]

noun

, Immunology.

1. antibody production by an organism in response to and against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components.

Word History and Origins

Origin of autoimmunization¹

First recorded in 1905–10; auto- ¹ + immunization