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autoimmune

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au·to·im·mune  (ôt--myn)
adj.
Of or relating to an immune response by the body against one of its own cells or tissues.
auto·im·muni·ty n.
auto·immu·ni·zation (-my-n-zshn) n.
autoimmune [ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) (of a disease) caused by the action of antibodies produced against substances normally present in the body
autoimmunity  n
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Adj.1.autoimmune - of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body
Translations
autoimmune
adj → autoimmun; autoimmune disease → Autoimmunkrankheit f
autoimmune [ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn] adj → autoimmune
autoimmune [ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn] adj → autoimmune


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