autoantibody en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- English antibody English autoantibody From auto- + antibody.
Meanings
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An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself.
In addition to having a relative with Type 1, people in that subgroup had insulin autoantibody levels equal to or greater than 80 milliunits per milliliter.
2007 November 20, Aliyah Baruchin, “Twins on a Medical Odyssey After a Diagnosis of Diabetes”, in The New York Times:The current study investigates autoantibodies against steroid synthesis enzymes in dogs with spontaneous hypoadrenocorticism.
2015 December 1, “Autoantibodies against Cytochrome P450 Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme in Dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) Affected with Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autoantibodies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
it autoanticorpo (Translations) · fr autoanticorps (Translations) · es autoanticuerpo (Translations) · hu autoantitest (Translations) · el αυτοαντίσωμα (Translations) · id autoantibodi (Translations) · pt autoanticorpo (Translations)