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Autoimmunity vs Inflammation - What's the difference?

autoimmunity | inflammation |

As nouns the difference between autoimmunity and inflammation

is that autoimmunity is the condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder while inflammation is the act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.

autoimmunity

English

(wikipedia autoimmunity)

Noun

  • (pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.

    • inflammation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia inflammation)
  • The act of inflaming]], [[kindle, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.
  • (symptom) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
  • Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties.

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    * infection