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autoimmunization

American

[aw-toh-im-yuh-nuh-zey-shuhn, -i-myoo-] / ˌɔ toʊˌɪm yə nəˈzeɪ ʃən, -ɪˌmyu- /

noun

Immunology.

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

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

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