autoimmune diseasenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɔː.təʊ.ɪˈmjuːn dɪˌziːz/us/ˌɔː.t̬oʊ.ɪˈmjuːn dɪˌziːz/specializeda disease in which a person's immune system wrongly attacks its own healthy tissues
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Disease & illness - general words
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- bout
- CFS
- CGD
- Chagas disease
- complaint
- dose
- dreaded lurgy
- endemic
- industrial disease
- lay
- life-threatening
- lurgy
- pandemic
- pinkeye
- strangulated
- syndrome
- upset
- wasting disease
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