autoimmune – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
autoimmune
adj.
relating to or caused by antibodies of the immune system
Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an
autoimmune disease. Prominent examples include
Celiac disease,
diabetes mellitus type 1,
Sarcoidosis,
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),
Sjögren's syndrome,
Churg-Strauss Syndrome,
Hashimoto's thyroiditis,
Graves' disease,
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,
Addison's Disease,
rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
ankylosing spondylitis,
Polymyositis (PM), and
Dermatomyositis (DM). Autoimmune diseases are very often treated with
steroids.
autoimmune
Adjective
1. of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body
(pertainym) immune response, immune reaction, immunologic response
autoimmun
adj.
autoimmune, relating to or caused by antibodies of the immune system
autoimmune
adj.
autoimmune, relating to or caused by antibodies of the immune system
