autoimmune disease: Meaning and Definition of

autoimmune' disease"

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— Pathol. Pathol.
  1. a disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in which antibodies are produced against one's own tissues, as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis.
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