autosensitization

Etymology
From, reflecting New Latin , from =.

Noun

 * 1)  A  to a self-antigen (any biomolecule of one's own body, usually a particular protein thereof). Often it does not occur until somehow triggered by an exogenous immune challenge (such as an infection), but once triggered it becomes its own ongoing molecular process that is independent of that stimulus.

Hypernyms

 * autoimmune reaction
 * autoimmune reaction