Meaning & use

autoimmune

adjective·Advanced

Relating to a disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissue.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition that inflames the joints.

Her fatigue turned out to be a symptom of an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder.

A note on using this word

Autoimmune describes the mechanism behind a disease, not one specific illness; there are dozens of distinct autoimmune conditions.

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