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(historical, immunology) The now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions.

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horror autotoxicus

Source Word

horror autotoxicus

historical uncountable

(historical, immunology) The now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions.

Japanese Meaning

自己免疫反応によって体が自らを傷つけないという、現在は否定されている原理

Although once widely accepted, the concept of horror autotoxicus has been discarded by modern immunologists.

かつて広く受け入れられていた「自己毒性への恐怖」という概念は、現代の免疫学者によって否定されています。

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(historical, immunology) The now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions.