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auto-immune

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auto-immune [ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn] ADJautoinmune


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It's an auto-immune disorder where hair suddenly stops growing and falls out in a circular pattern," says dermatologist Dr.
Data from the studies also suggest such an approach may help prevent auto-immune diseases as well as local inflammatory reactions -- without destroying the body's beneficial immune responses.
Uveitis is a chronic auto-immune disease in which the body's own defenses attack the inner lining of the eye (the uvea).
 
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