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autoimmune

Syllabification: (au·to·im·mune)
Pronunciation: /ˌôtōəˈmyo͞on/

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Definition of autoimmune

adjective

Medicine
  • of or relating to disease caused by antibodies or lymphocytes produced against substances naturally present in the body:the infection triggers an autoimmune response

Derivatives

autoimmunity

Pronunciation: /-nitē/

noun

autoimmune in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of autoimmune in the British & World English dictionary