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Definition of Autoimmune disorder
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Disease
Specialized synonyms: Myasthenia, Myasthenia Gravis, Disseminated Multiple Sclerosis, Disseminated Sclerosis, Ms, Multiple Sclerosis, Autoimmune Diabetes, Growth-onset Diabetes, Iddm, Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Juvenile Diabetes, Juvenile-onset Diabetes, Ketoacidosis-prone Diabetes, Ketosis-prone Diabetes, Type I Diabetes, Exophthalmic Goiter, Graves' Disease, Atrophic Arthritis, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Marie-strumpell Disease, Rheumatoid Spondylitis, Discoid Lupus Erythematosus, Dle, Hashimoto's Disease, Le, Lupus Erythematosus, Pemphigus, Dermatosclerosis, Scleroderma, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Purpura Hemorrhagica, Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Werlhof's Disease
Terms within: Autoimmunity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autoimmune Disorder
Literary usage of Autoimmune disorder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"MRL mice without the fas abnormality still develop an autoimmune disorder (albeit
less severe). Our work showed while enhanced NOS2 expression and 'NO ..."
2. Defense Vaccines: Force Protection Or False Security? edited by Dan Burton (2001)
"She was healthy before receiving the vaccine—suffers from autoimmune disorder,
has sustained thyroid damage and has testified before Congress. ..."
3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... but it is probably a form of autoimmune disorder. The disease is frequently
associated with tumors of the thymus gland, and may improve after removal of ..."
4. Schizophrenia, 1993: A Special Report edited by David Shore, Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Similarly, the intriguing observation exists that rheumatoid arthritis, an
autoimmune disorder, is significantly less common in schizophrenia patients ..."
5. Interstate Transportation of Human Pathogens: Hearing Before the Committee by Orrin G. Hatch (1999)
"... my satisfaction that we can identify a subgroup of women who suffer from an
autoimmune disorder because of silicone. That was a very important question. ..."
6. Medical Devices: Technological Innovation and Patient-Provider Perspectives edited by Michael Bilirakis (1999)
"... my satisfaction that we can identify a subgroup of women who suffer from an
autoimmune disorder because of silicone. That was a very important question. ..."
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