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Autoantibody: An antibody directed against the patient's own body tissue.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( ô ' tÅ-ăn ' tÄ-bÅd ' Ä“ ) n. An antibody that reacts with the cells, tissues, or native proteins of the individual ...
autoantibody /au·to·an·ti·body/ (-an´tÄ-bod″e) an antibody formed in response to, and reacting against, an antigenic constituent of one's own tissues.
autoantibody (immunity), harmful antibody that attacks components of the body called self antigens. Normally autoantibodies are routinely eliminated by the immune system ...
There are also people who have an autoimmune disorder without a detectable level of an autoantibody. These circumstances can make it difficult to identify the prime cause ...
–noun, plural -bod·ies. Immunology . an antibody that an organism produces against any of its own tissues, cells , or cell components. Aptamers & Aptabodies Forget ...