autoclasis

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autoclasis /au·toc·la·sis/ (aw-tok´lah-sis) destruction of a part by influences within itself, as by autoimmune processes.

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1. A breaking up or rupturing from intrinsic or internal causes.

2. Progressive, immunologically induced tissue destruction.

autoclasis

destruction of a tissue by an autoimmune response. See autoimmune disease.

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