autoimmune
[aw-toh-i-myoon]
- of or relating to the immune response of an organism against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components.
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This autoimmune disorder, which affects about seven in 10,000 people, causes numbness and pain in the limbs and imbalance walking.
The Andrews family had already lost a daughter to an autoimmune disease in 1999.
The thing is that autoimmune diseases—like diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis—are on the rise.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several DiseasesDaniela Drake
March 27, 2014
Nightshades have been associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, autoimmune conditions and headaches.
That means women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and anyone with an autoimmune disease should probably avoid these cleanses.
autoimmune
- (of a disease) caused by the action of antibodies produced against substances normally present in the body
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autoimmune
(ô′tō-ĭ-myōōn′)- Of or relating to an immune response by the body against one of its own tissues, cells, or molecules.
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