a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

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autoantibody (ˌɔːtəʊˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ)

—n , pl -bodies
	an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed

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Medical Dictionary

autoantibody au·to·an·ti·bod·y (ô'tō-ān'tĭ-bŏd'ē)
n.
An antibody that attacks the cells and tissues of the organism in which it was formed.

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autoantibody

(ô'tō-ān'tĭ-bŏd'ē) Pronunciation Key
An antibody that reacts with the cells, tissues, or native proteins of the individual in which it is produced. autoimmune diseases are caused by the presence of autoantibodies.

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autoantibody

harmful antibody that attacks components of the body called self antigens. Normally autoantibodies are routinely eliminated by the immune system's self-regulatory process-probably through the neutralization of autoantibody-producing lymphocytes before they mature. At times this process fails, and antibodies that react to self constituents proliferate.

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