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au•to•im•mu•ni•za•tion
Pronunciation: (ô"tō-im"yu-nu-zā'shun, -i-myOO"-), [key]—
n. Immunol.
antibody production by an organism in response to and against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components. Also called
autosensitization. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.