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au•to•an•ti•bod•y
Pronunciation: (ô"tō-an'ti-bod"ē, -an'tē-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -bod•ies.
Immunol.
an antibody that an organism produces against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components.
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