autoimmune disease

Autoimmune disease — Autoimmune diseases Classification and external resources ICD 10 D84.9, M35.9 ICD 9 279.4 …   Wikipedia

autoimmune disease — autoimmune′ disease n. pat a disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in which antibodies are produced that damage components of one s own body • Etymology: 1960–65 …   From formal English to slang

autoimmune disease — autoimmune disease. См. аутоаллергическое заболевание. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

autoimmune disease — (aw to ī mūn ) A disease produced by the immune system attacking self antigens. Autoimmune disease results from the activation of self reactive T and B cells that damage tissues after stimulation by genetic or environmental triggers …   Dictionary of microbiology

autoimmune disease — 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 • Syn: ↑autoimmune disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

autoimmune disease — Pathol. a disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in which antibodies are produced against one s own tissues, as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis. [1960 65] * * * Any disease caused by an immune response (see… …   Universalium

autoimmune disease — one of a number of otherwise unrelated disorders caused by inflammation and destruction of tissues by the body s own immune response. These disorders include acquired haemolytic anaemia, pernicious anaemia, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis,… …   Medical dictionary

autoimmune disease — one of a number of otherwise unrelated disorders caused by inflammation and destruction of tissues by the body s own immune response. These disorders include acquired haemolytic anaemia, pernicious anaemia, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

autoimmune disease — A condition in which the body recognizes its own tissues as foreign and directs an immune response against them …   English dictionary of cancer terms

Болезнь Аутоиммунная (Autoimmune Disease) — одно из заболеваний, которое, как считается в настоящее время, связано с воспалением и разрушением тканей собственными антителами человеческого организма (аутоантателами (autoantibodics)). К группе этих заболеваний относятся: приобретенная… …   Медицинские термины

Autoimmune hepatitis — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing a lymphoplasmacytic interface hepatitis the characteristic histomorphologic finding of autoimmune hepatitis. Liver biopsy. H …   Wikipedia