autoimmune









autoimmune


autoimmune [aw-toh-i-myoon] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective Immunology. of or relating to the immune response of an organism against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components. Liberaldictionary.com

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  • Origin of autoimmune First recorded in 1950–55; auto-1 + immune Related formsau·to·im·mu·ni·ty, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 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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  • Nightshades have been associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, autoimmune conditions and headaches.

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  • 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 Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for autoimmune adj.

    1952, from auto- + immune.

    Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper 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. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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