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AUTOIMMUNIZATION

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au⋅to⋅im⋅mu⋅ni⋅za⋅tion

  [aw-toh-im-yuh-nuh-zey-shuhn, -i-myoo-]
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–noun Immunology.
antibody production by an organism in response to and against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components.
Also called autosensitization.

Origin:
1905–10; auto- 1 + immunization
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au·to·im·mune   (ô'tō-ĭ-myōōn')   
adj.  Of or relating to an immune response by the body against one of its own cells or tissues.
au'to·im·mu'ni·ty n., au'to·im'mu·ni·za'tion (-ĭm'yə-nə-zā'shən) n.
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Main Entry: au·to·im·mu·ni·za·tion
Variant: or British au·to·im·mu·ni·sa·tion /-"im-y&-n&-'zA-sh&n also -im-"yü-n&-/
Function: noun
: production by the body of an immune response against its own tissue constituents
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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