Autoimmunized

/ˌɔːtoʊˈɪmjəˌnaɪzd/ adjective

Having developed or been induced to develop an immune response against one's own body tissues.

Past tense/past participle of 'autoimmunize,' from Greek 'auto' (self) and Latin 'immunis' (exempt). The term entered medical vocabulary with experimental immunology in the mid-20th century.

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