| 单词 | autoimmune |
| 释义 | autoimmune (once / 38500 pages) adj When a condition or illness is described as autoimmune, it means it affects the body's immune system. Lupus is one example of an autoimmune disease. Your immune system sends out antibodies to attack bacteria and viruses that shouldn't be in your body. When this system mistakenly attacks substances that are meant to be in your body, it can cause all kinds of problems — this is an autoimmune disorder. Autoimmune is a medical term that's been around since the 1950s, from auto-, "self," and immune, "exempt from a disease." WORD FAMILYautoimmune: autoimmunity USAGE EXAMPLESDr. Gudjonsson’s lab focuses on autoimmune diseases of the skin, including psoriasis and lupus. Time(Dec 29, 2016) Nakajima defends his group’s methodo- logy, stating that they adopted a strategy similar to that commonly used in studying autoimmune encephalitis in mice. Science Magazine(Dec 21, 2016) He began playing sled hockey two years ago following an autoimmune reaction that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) adj of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body |
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