autoimmunization

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, auto- +‎ immune +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

autoimmunization (countable and uncountable, plural autoimmunizations)

1. (immunology) The process of becoming autoimmune.

   Coordinate term: alloimmunization

   • 2009, Walter K.H. Krause, Immune Infertility: The Impact of Immune Reactions on Human Infertility‎:

     Nevertheless, when the extent of sperm autoimmunization was taken into account, it was inversely correlated with the overall fertilization rate.

Related terms

• autoimmune
• autoimmunity
• autoimmunize
• immunization

Translations

Translations

Polish: autoagresja f, autoimmunizacja f