See Also: autoimmunity(medicine)
Autoimmunity(health)
autoimmunity(dictionary)

autoimmunity (iou)



autoimmunity noun. E20.
[from AUTO-1 + IMMUNITY.]
Medicine.
Immunity produced within the body. Only in E20.
The production or presence within the body of auto-antibodies. M20.
autoimmune adjective pertaining to, caused or characterized by autoimmunity (sense 2) M20.
,autoimmuni'zation noun (a) = AUTOIMMUNITY 1; (b) the induction of autoimmunity (sense 2): E20.