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autoimmunization

[ aw-toh-im-yuh-nuh-zey-shuhn, -i-myoo- ]

noun

, Immunology.
  1. antibody production by an organism in response to and against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoimmunization1

First recorded in 1905–10; auto- 1 + immunization

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autoimmune diseaseautoinfection