English word autoimmune comes from English immune, English auto-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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immune | English (eng) | (rare, transitive) To make immune. (epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease (by extension) Not vulnerable.. (medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.. (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.. (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to. |
auto- | English (eng) | (from automatic) automatic. (from automobile) relating to cars or the driving of cars. Regarding oneself. |
autoimmune | English (eng) | (pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity. |