autoimmune liver diseasenoun [ U ]
uk/ɔː.təʊ.ɪˌmjuːn ˈlɪ.və dɪˌziːz/us/ˌɔː.t̬oʊ.ɪˈmjuːn ˈlɪv.ɚ dɪˌziːz/specializeda disease in which someone's immune system attacks their liver, making it swollen and painful and perhaps causing the person to develop hepatitis