autoaggression

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noun

The behaviour of autoaggressive antibodies

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounautoaggression (uncountable)
  1. uncountableimmunologyThe behaviour of autoaggressive antibodies

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  11. Proto-Italic*ad
  12. Proto-Italic*ad-
  13. Latinad-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  15. Latingradior
  16. Latinaggredior
  17. Latinaggressiō
  18. Middle Frenchaggression
  19. Englishaggression
  20. Englishautoaggression

From auto- + aggression.

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Translations

Polish autoagresja, autoimmunizacja
  • autoagresjaTranslations
  • autoimmunizacjaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

autoaggression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoaggression

MLA

“autoaggression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoaggression. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoaggression,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoaggression.

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