Glossary A

Glossary A

Autoimmune disease refers to a Condition in which the body’s immune System attacks healthy tissue rather than antigens .

Autoimmune diseases refers to siseases in which the immune system attacks and destroys some of the body’s own tissue, it includes among others rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus, and multiple sclerosis , .

Autoimmune Diseases refer to disorders that occur as a result of the immune system's failure to differentiate between body cells and foreign cells, resulting in the body's attack and destruction of its own cells.

Autoimmunity refers to a Condition in which the body produces an immune response against its own tissue constituents.

Likewise, Autoimmunity is the process by which the immune sy

Autoinoculate means to cause a secondary infection in the body from an already existing infection.

Autokinetic effect refers to the apparent movement of a stationary pinpoint of light displayed in a darkened room; illusion, caused by very slight movements of the eye, that a station

Autokinetic phenomenon means self (auto) motion (kinetic). The autokinetic phenomenon involves the perception of isolated stimuli, and so interpretations in terms of some internal eye movement signals remain sustainable.

Autologous transfusion refers to a blood transfusion where the individual receives his or her own blood.