autoimmune
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or caused by autoimmunity: Describes a condition where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and damages its own healthy cells, tissues, or organs.
- Involving an immune response against self-antigens: Pertains to the production of antibodies or activation of immune cells that target substances naturally present within the body.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease.
- The patient's symptoms were consistent with an autoimmune response.
- Researchers are studying the genetic factors behind autoimmune disorders.
Advanced Usage
- "Autoimmune reaction/response": The specific action of the immune system attacking the body's own tissues.
- The rash was triggered by an autoimmune reaction to the medication.
- "Autoimmune-mediated": Caused or characterized by an autoimmune process.
- The damage to the pancreas was autoimmune-mediated.
Variants and Related Words
- Autoimmunity (n): The condition or state of having an autoimmune disease; the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts as self, leading to an immune response.
- The study focused on the mechanisms of autoimmunity.
- Autoantibody (n): An antibody produced by the immune system that acts against one or more of the individual's own proteins.
- The test detected specific autoantibodies in her blood.
Synonyms
- Self-immune: (Less common) Pertaining to immunity against self.
- Autoreactive: (Technical) Reacting against the organism's own tissues.
Related Phrases
- Autoimmune disease/disorder: A specific medical condition resulting from an autoimmune response.
- Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease.
- Autoimmune condition: A broader term for any state of health caused by autoimmunity.
- Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten.
Adjective
- of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body