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.
An autoimmunized laboratory mouse becomes a living model of human autoimmune disease—allowing researchers to test treatments that might someday help millions of people.
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