Autoimmune Disease (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease that affects the joints of millions of people worldwide.
- Her symptoms were dismissed as stress until she was finally diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that caused her skin to break out in painful blisters.
- The doctor explained that certain autoimmune diseases can cause the body to produce antibodies that attack and destroy its own tissues.
- Researchers are working to understand the genetic link between autoimmune diseases and other conditions that affect the immune system.
- The patient was prescribed medication to manage her autoimmune disease and prevent further damage to her organs.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Disseminated Sclerosis
- IDDM
- Purpura Hemorrhagica
- Disseminated Multiple Sclerosis
- LE
- Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- Autoimmune Diabetes
- Marie-Strumpell Disease
- DLE
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Growth-onset Diabetes
- Rheumatoid Spondylitis
- Myasthenia
- Exophthalmic Goiter
- Werlhof's Disease
- MS
- Ketoacidosis-prone Diabetes
- Juvenile Diabetes
- Atrophic Arthritis
- Ketosis-prone Diabetes
- Juvenile-onset Diabetes
- Rheumatism
- Dermatosclerosis