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autoimmune His doctors suspected that the strange combination of symptoms might be those of an autoimmune disease. ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun

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Of, relating to, or caused by antibodies that attack molecules, cells, or tissues of the organism producing them. Any healthy body produces a variety of antibodies, proteins in the blood whose job is to protect the body from unwanted bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. The cells and organs that deal with such infections make up the immune system. In some people and animals, for various reasons, the antibodies become overactive and turn on the body's healthy tissues as well; the result is an autoimmune disease—an immune response directed against one's own self. More than eighty autoimmune diseases have been identified, the best-known being type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.

word	autoimmune
definition	Of, relating to, or caused by antibodies that attack molecules, cells, or tissues of the organism producing them.
eg_sentence	His doctors suspected that the strange combination of symptoms might be those of an autoimmune disease.
explanation	Any healthy body produces a variety of antibodies, proteins in the blood whose job is to protect the body from unwanted bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. The cells and organs that deal with such infections make up the immune system. In some people and animals, for various reasons, the antibodies become overactive and turn on the body's healthy tissues as well; the result is an autoimmune disease—an immune response directed against one's own self. More than eighty autoimmune diseases have been identified, the best-known being type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
IPA	ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun

Autoimmune Antibodies Tissues Healthy Body Immune Relating Caused