autoimmune

[aw-toh-i-myoon]

adjective Immunology.

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

Origin of autoimmune

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

Related formsau·to·im·mu·ni·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for autoimmune

Contemporary Examples of autoimmune

This autoimmune disorder, which affects about seven in 10,000 people, causes numbness and pain in the limbs and imbalance walking.
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The Andrews family had already lost a daughter to an autoimmune disease in 1999.
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The thing is that autoimmune diseases—like diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis—are on the rise.
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March 9, 2014
That means women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and anyone with an autoimmune disease should probably avoid these cleanses.
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British Dictionary definitions for autoimmune

autoimmune

adjective

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

Derived Formsautoimmunity, noun

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Word Origin and History for autoimmune

adj.

1952, from auto- + immune.

autoimmune in Medicine

autoimmune

[ô′tō-ĭ-myōōn′]

adj.

Of or relating to an immune response by the body against one of its own tissues, cells, or molecules.

Related formsau′to•im•mu′ni•ty n.au′to•im′mu•ni•za′tion (-ĭm′yə-nə-zā′shən) n.