word
autoimmune disease
aw-toh-ih-MYOON dih-ZEEZ
ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn dɪˈziːzListen
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Syllable breakdown
autoimmunedisease
Dictionary meaning
a condition in which the immune system mistakenly identifies the body's own healthy cells and tissues as foreign threats and mounts an attack against them; examples include rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and Crohn's disease; the mechanisms underlying self-tolerance breakdown remain an active area of research, with genetic predisposition, environmental triggers, and dysregulated immune checkpoints all implicated
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