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Definition of Autoimmune
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body.
Definition of Autoimmune
1. Adjective. (pathology immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Autoimmune
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Autoimmune
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Autoimmune
Literary usage of Autoimmune
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Understanding the Immune System by Lydia Woods Schindler (1994)
"autoimmune Diseases Sometimes the immune system's recognition apparatus breaks
down, and the body begins to manufacture antibodies and T cells directed ..."
2. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"Nitric Oxide as an Inflammatory Mediator in autoimmune MRL-/pr//pr Mice J.
Brice Weinberg Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, ..."
3. Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"autoimmune Disorders Several people asked the committee for its recommendations
directed toward a reappraisal of the justification for reimbursement for ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Although more is known about the ACh receptor and the humoral autoimmune ...
For example, it is not yet known how the autoimmune process originates. ..."
5. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"The significance of these findings is difficult to assess because the investigators
used an autoimmune-prone mouse strain (mrl/lpr), which is not commonly ..."
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