autoimmunity – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
autoimmunity
n.
self-immunization, production of antibodies within the body
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.
autoimmunity
Noun
1. production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions
(hypernym) pathology
(part-holonym) autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
autoimmunity
noun
state where an organism produces autoantibodies to attack its own cells
autoimmunity
