Autoimmune Disorder (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
- The doctor explained to her that she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that was causing her joints to swell and ache.
- Research has shown that stress can exacerbate symptoms of autoimmune disorders such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
- She had to take medication every day to manage her autoimmune disorder and prevent her immune system from attacking her thyroid gland.
- The symptoms of the autoimmune disorder were similar to those of the flu, but they persisted for months and eventually led to a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Scientists are still trying to understand the underlying causes of autoimmune disorders, but they believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors may contribute to their development.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Disseminated Sclerosis
- Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
- Autoimmune Diabetes
- Pemphigus
- Scleroderma
- Growth-onset Diabetes
- Graves' Disease
- Rheumatoid Spondylitis
- Werlhof's Disease
- Ketosis-prone Diabetes
- IDDM
- Purpura Hemorrhagica
- Disseminated Multiple Sclerosis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Type I Diabetes
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Lupus Erythematosus
- Ketoacidosis-prone Diabetes
- Hashimoto's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Juvenile Diabetes
- Juvenile-onset Diabetes
- Rheumatism
- Thrombocytopenic Purpura