autoimmune

1. 1.

   of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body

Questions about autoimmune

What does autoimmune mean?

autoimmune means "of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body".

How many syllables are in autoimmune?

autoimmune has 3 syllables: au-toim-mune. The stress falls on "toim". In IPA it is /ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun/.

Is autoimmune a common word?

autoimmune is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.