Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Autoimmune Disease.
Autoimmune Disease - as a noun
Any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
autoimmune disorderHypernyms (Closely Related)
disease8Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
myasthenia18myasthenia gravisdisseminated multiple sclerosisdisseminated sclerosis
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msmultiple sclerosisautoimmune diabetesgrowth-onset diabetesiddminsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusjuvenile-onset diabetesjuvenile diabetesketoacidosis-prone diabetesketosis-prone diabetestype i diabetesexophthalmic goitergraves' diseaseatrophic arthritisrheumatism17rheumatoid arthritisankylosing spondylitismarie-strumpell diseaserheumatoid spondylitisdiscoid lupus erythematosusdlehashimoto's diseaselelupus erythematosuspemphigus19dermatosclerosisscleroderma16idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpurapurpura hemorrhagicathrombocytopenic purpurawerlhof's disease
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Example Sentences
"Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints."
"Multiple sclerosis is an example of an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system."
"Celiac disease is a common autoimmune disease triggered by gluten intolerance."
"Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas."
"Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland."
