Meanings
nounautoantibody (plural autoantibodies)
plural autoantibodies
- An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself.
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, →DOI1 more example
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
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishantibody
- Englishautoantibody
Translations
French autoanticorps
- autoanticorpsTranslations
Greek αυτοαντίσωμα
- αυτοαντίσωμα (aftoantísoma)Translations
Hungarian autoantitest
- autoantitestTranslations
Indonesian autoantibodi
- autoantibodiTranslations
Italian autoanticorpo
- autoanticorpoTranslations
Portuguese autoanticorpo
- autoanticorpoTranslations
Spanish autoanticuerpo
- autoanticuerpoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
autoantibody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoantibody
MLA
“autoantibody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoantibody. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoantibody,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoantibody.
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