From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishauto-immune diseaseˌauto-immune disˈease noun [uncountable] MIa condition in which substances that normally prevent illness in the body attack and harm parts of it instead
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auto-immune disease• An auto-immune disease ensued, with destruction of nervous and vascular tissue.• Even worse, they may develop some auto-immune disease.• It appears to be useful in treating the auto-immune disease of lupus in humans. 