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autoimmune disease
noun
- a disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in which antibodies are produced against one's own tissues, as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis.
autoimmune disease
/ ô′tō-ĭ-myo̅o̅n′ /
- A disease in which impaired function and the destruction of tissue are caused by an immune reaction in which abnormal antibodies are produced and attack the body's own cells and tissues. Autoimmune diseases include a wide variety of disorders, including many disorders of connective tissue, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.
autoimmune disease
- A disease in which the body produces antibodies that attack its own tissues, leading to the deterioration and in some cases to the destruction of such tissue.
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Example Sentences
The Andrews family had already lost a daughter to an autoimmune disease in 1999.
That means women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and anyone with an autoimmune disease should probably avoid these cleanses.
Ten years ago I bought a catastrophic policy for even less than that, despite an autoimmune disease and raging asthma.
Crazy people who gloated about my being uninsured, and afflicted by an autoimmune disease.
It signaled the arrival of an autoimmune disease called alopecia areata.
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