Meaning auto-immune disease
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auto-immune disease


Pathological condition resulting when an organism produces antibodies or specific cells which bind to constituents of its own tissues (autoantigens) and cause tissue injury: examples of such disease m [..]
Source: sis.nlm.nih.gov

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auto-immune disease


A disease that arises from an overactive immune response of the body against a normally harmless substance that enters the body.
Source: sciencelearn.org.nz (offline)

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auto-immune disease


  Disorder in which the immune systems of affected individuals produce antibodies against molecules that are normally produced by those individuals (called self antigens).
Source: fao.org

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auto-immune disease


A condition where the body rejects its own tissues. The basic cause is a failure of the dog's immune system.
Source: cats-and-dogs-on-the-web.com

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auto-immune disease


A disease resulting from an immune reaction produced by an individual's white blood cells or antibodies acting on the body's own tissues or extracellular proteins.
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