autoimmunity

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ immunity

Noun

autoimmunity (countable and uncountable, plural autoimmunities)

(pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.

Translations

condition where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues

Catalan: autoimmunitat f
Czech: autoimunita f
Faroese: sjálvórin

Finnish: autoimmuniteetti
Italian: autoimmunità (it) f
Spanish: autoinmunidad f

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