autoimmune
adjective
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Any healthy body produces a variety of antibodies, proteins in the blood whose job is to protect the body from unwanted bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. The cells and organs that deal with such infections make up the immune system. In some people and animals, for various reasons, the antibodies become overactive and turn on the body's healthy tissues as well; the result is an autoimmune disease—an immune response directed against one's own self. More than eighty autoimmune diseases have been identified, the best-known being type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 19 Mar. 2025
Chronic pain sufferers, those with digestive disorders, mental health challenges, cancer patients, and individuals with autoimmune conditions are among those who may experience profound benefits from integrative medicine.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
It can be caused by various factors such as lack of sleep, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, mental health conditions, neurodivergent conditions, hormonal changes, poor nutrition, stress, infections like COVID-19, medication side effects, and extended hospital stays.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
When the agency representatives arrived, Taylor’s wife had cancer and his daughter was bedridden with a rare autoimmune condition.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Autoimmune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autoimmune. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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