Autoimmunity (medical condition): A group of disorders in which the primary cause is the an inflammatory reaction caused by the body's own immune system attacking tissues.
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Autoimmune diseases:
»Introduction: Autoimmune diseases
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Autoimmunity: In immunology, the condition in which one's own tissues are subject to deleterious effects of actions of the immune system, as in autoallergy and in autoimmune disease; specific humoral or cell-mediated immune response against the body's own tissues. SYN: autoallergy.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Autoimmunity: production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Autoimmunity: Autoimmune Status; the state of a person's health in regard to autoimmune disease or antibody presence.
Source: Diseases Database
Autoimmunity: developmentally complex, not necessarily pathological, possibly pervasive, cell or humoral immune system reactivity toward autologous (self) antigens; do not confuse with AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER.
Source: CRISP
Autoimmunity: Process whereby the immune system reacts against the body's own tissues. Autoimmunity may produce or be caused by AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.
Source: MeSH 2007
Autoimmunity: Another name for Autoimmune diseases (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Autoimmune diseases
»Symptoms of Autoimmune diseases
»Treatments for Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmunity: Autoimmunity is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Autoimmunity incude:
See full list of 9 symptoms of Autoimmunity (Autoimmune diseases)
Treatments for Autoimmunity (Autoimmune diseases) include:
See full list of 13 treatments for Autoimmunity
Treatment of Autoimmunity: For more treatment information about Autoimmunity, see treatment of Autoimmune diseases (Autoimmunity)
The word "auto" is the Greek word for self. The immune system is a complicated network of cells and cell components (called molecules) that normally work to defend the body and eliminate infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and other invading microbes. If a person has an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakenly attacks self, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person's own body. A collection of immune system cells and molecules at a target site is broadly referred to as inflammation. (Source: excerpt from Understanding Autoimmune Disease: NIAID)
The term "autoimmune disease" refers to a varied group of more than 80 serious, chronic illnesses that involve almost every human organ system. In all of these diseases, the underlying problem is similar--the body's immune system becomes misdirected, attacking the very organs it was designed to protect. About 75% of autoimmune diseases occur in women, most frequently during the childbearing years. Autoimmune diseases can affect connective tissue. (This is the tissue which binds together various tissues and organs.) It can also affect the nerves, muscles, endocrine system, and gastrointestinal system. (Source: excerpt from Autoimmune Diseases: NWHIC)
The term "autoimmune disease" refers to a varied group of more than 80 serious, chronic illnesses that involve almost every human organ system. It includes diseases of the nervous, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems, as well as skin and other connective tissues, eyes, blood, and blood vessels. In all of these diseases, the underlying problem is similar--the body's immune system becomes misdirected, attacking the very organs it was designed to protect. (Source: excerpt from Fact Sheet Autoimmune Disease in Women: NWHIC)
These medical disease topics may be related to Autoimmunity:
Source: Diseases Database
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The following list attempts to classify Autoimmunity into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source: Diseases Database
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